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You ask 10 basketball fans if what Battier is doing is a basketball play, and I'm guessing 8-9 of them wouldn't think anything about it. If I'm going to be making a T call for something like that, it damn well better be clear to everyone involved it's not a basketball play. Like the POE pointed out, you usually see this in transition away from the ball away from the ball.
As for your other point on Battier, there are times where Battier embellishes contact during some block/charge scenarios, but in general, he's excellent at rotating over and taking the charge. He's not really known in the NBA for being an embellisher. James Hardin exaggerates contact on plays way more consistently than Battier does. I can think of five to ten players that are way worse than Battier.
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