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Originally Posted by icallfouls
The only caveat to the play is an offensive player that is still going strong into the defense and doesn't slow/attempt to stop.
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I don't know what a caveat is, but as I read this thread I had been thinking that this was significant, not from the standpoint of rules, but just a matter of the official's perception of the play. Had Wiggins made any attempt to stop or at least angle off the contact, thus making it less severe, perhaps we have a no call. But in this case from either official's perspective we have an offensive player that runs completely through the defender. I thought Augustus did lean away from the contact slightly, but it was still severe enough that it was not what I call a flop by any means. Having said all that, I have slept since all this happened. If/when I see this replay again, my perception may be different. Meanwhile, I thought the block call on the big girl from Duke late in the game was incorrect. She seemed to be there in time, certainly no flop in this case. You could read the Duke coach's lips: "What'd she do?"