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1. No foul. The defender was legal, but off balance and you write that the contact is minimal and not enough to put the defender at a disadvantage. When deciding upon a PC or TC foul, I look for the fact that the offensive player either displaced or knocked the defender down. If the defender falls on his own after minimal contact in an attempt to con the official into giving the opponent a cheap foul, I'm not obliging.
2. Just keep calling the fouls. If any of them are individually ridiculous, consider an intentional personal foul instead of a PC.
3. Yes, the defender may lean back. However, beware of the defender faking being fouled. If despite the leaning backwards, the offensive player still runs the defender over, the play is still a charge. On the other hand, don't get conned by a defender dropping on his own. This action always comes down to judgment.
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