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Originally posted by RollTide
The key here to me is the fact this isn't any player with ball control driving to the basket. This is a dead ball holding foul where the defender is apparently attempting to deny the offensive player from getting open to receive a pass.
In my interpretation of the rules, as they are written, this is NOT the intended situation of when to call an intentional foul. If this was the case, then JR, every off-the-ball holding foul call should be an intentional foul.
Btw, if officials never questioned each other, would any of us get any better?
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You may want to review NFHS rule 6-1-2(b) as to when the ball becomes live on a throw-in. If it was a "dead ball holding foul", by definition it would have to an intentional or flagrant technical foul(R4-19-5c).
Not every off-ball holding foul involves the deliberate grabbing of the shirt by a defender. If it does, you maywant to read rule 4-19-3 too re:"to neutralize an opponent's obvious advantageous position"
or "contact away from the ball or not playing the ball". Your interpretation of the rules seem to differ from the rulebook's interpretation of the rules. It is still up to your judgement as to whether you think an intentional foul should be called on this play or not, but don't try to say that the rules do not support an intentional foul being called.