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Originally Posted by mbyron
Did you read what you just quoted? INT fouls are NOT based solely on the severity of the act.
INT fouls are called based on two independent criteria:
1. excessive contact (which seems to be the relevant one here)
2. attempting to neutralize an opponent's obvious advantage
You can have excessive contact that is accidental; you can meet criterion 2 without excessive contact. It's possible to do both at once. The criteria are independent: either one is sufficient to warrant an INT (either personal or technical foul).
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Yup, I was just saying that I dont base assessing INT fouls solely on severity & I try to stay away from guessing the intentions of players.
On the play in the OP when you explain it to the coach, "the contact was excessive" should suffice. I didnt think #2 applied here...