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Originally Posted by Splute

And contact itself does not dictate a foul. The player can be pivoting as allowed by rule and the contact may be incidental or caused by the opposing team.

Right. That's the point I was trying to make. Contact must be judged on a case by case basis. Rule 9-anything has nothing to do with any foul call. As for the word excessive, excessive contact can result in a foul call. But very subtle contact can also result in a foul call.