Intentional Foul Definition

[Camron Rust]

A player without the ball may or may not be involved in the play...fouling a cutter is fouling a player without the ball, but it may be a normal instinctive reaction that leads to the foul. So, I prefer to categorize the player as not being involved in the play.

Grabbing and holding onto a player away from the ball and not involved in the play in the closing part of the game (or any time for that matter) should be ruled intentional almost every time. It has no legitimate purpose aside form stopping the clock and putting a preferable player on the line.

The defense has to make at least a minimal effort to make the foul look like a legitimate defensive play.