If a coach is instructing his players to foul and that is indeed what they immediately do, you could call an intentional foul. Why coaches dont use some type of code with their players is beyond me. "Red Defense!" Or anything that communicates the same message without putting us in the situation you had. Did the player attempt to steal the ball? Just grab someone? I tell the players to go for the steal; you never know, you might get the ball without being cited for a foul.
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