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Originally posted by Bart Tyson
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Originally posted by BktBallRef
I think he's saying that the defender didn't foul. 
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This is just toooo simple of an answer. Totally not fair.
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I'll simplify it even more. The defender didn't do anything wrong.
The contact was called because the dribbler moved into/next to the defender's path. We will never know what the outcome of the contact would have been but it wouldn't be fair to call a foul on someone that didn't do anything. More than likely the dribbler would have had to live with the outcome of his actions. If I was to run all the scenarios (losing the ball, falling down, traveling, etc.) through my head I can't see where the defender would be at fault.