[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by crazy voyager

Erhm, that's not really true, let's see if I remember this (I learnt this a few weeks ago).
"Not every foul is a contact but every contact is a foul. How ever due to the game flow and spirit of the game we can not call every foul."
Something like that,
you can have a foul without contact ( A Technical is still a foul, and it never (in fiba at least) involves contact.
But since you can't touch another player without entering their cylinder, every contact is a foul.

That doesn't change the intelligence of the coach though

Huh????

He is not talking about technical fouls. He is talking about fouls that are involved during play. You cannot rule on verticality and call a foul unless there is contact.

Peace