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Originally Posted by Amesman
Usually I agree with you, Snaq, but "selling" (per OP) something that doesn't exist is fraud. This is most likely a htbt but unless the kid was kinda red-faced with an "oops, he didn't run me down after all" expression (i.e. "I guess self-preservation wasn't an issue after all ..."), it was just another one of the little darlin's being a smart-aleck. Seen it too often. Manytimes with Mommy's accompanying accusations against that mean old man in the stripes missing a "clear" foul.
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Anticipating contact is different than faking being fouled. Selling a foul when there is contact (remember, Jonny usually thinks he actually got fouled when we have incidental contact) is different than faking being fouled.
To me, it's the difference between overreacting to contact (or even expected contact) and flopping with no-contact.
The way I read the OP, the kid was expecting contact, was bracing for it and attempting to embelish the reaction a bit; and got surprised when there was no contact at all.