Todd-
You're right...I do usually pass with a no-call if there's minimal contact = no advantage, and try to communicate the merits of "good defense".
My line is "You have to be playing defense to take a charge". Similarly, we're taught to pass if the defender is standing beneath the basket (unless guarding the baseline dribble) because they're not 'really' playing defense.
I was specifically addressing the players who try to sway us with an "Academy Award performance" especially when there is NO contact. I feel they jeapordize other players' safety by tactics such as these (face-guarding, too?) and I'll try to discourage it by making a call against them in the spirit of proactivity
Doesn't happen too often, but I've seen it enough to have a fall-back plan.
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