[JRutledge]

There is nothing in the rules that says a player knocked to the floor is a foul either. If a small guard goes directly at a big and muscular 7 foot player, the taller and bigger player is not likely going to get knocked to the floor. So I really will never understand why that is the standard for calling a foul. Of course if the defender does something illegal I have no problem calling a foul. I think officials find more reasons not to call fouls than reasons to call a foul. But being knocked to the floor is not my criteria. And we also call things in the game that are "expected" or "usual" as well as things that are illegal. Which is why for many years we would not call "hand checking" of a player could play through the contact. And I have yet to see anyone call a PC foul near the basket when a defender is contacted and they do not go flying out of the way. I see this play or how it is called the same way.

Peace