The Strange Case Of The Vanishing Casebook Play ...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

... a ball-handler hit a defender in the face with an elbow ... upgrade it because he clearly measured him on some level ... there was no language in the rulebook to do so ...

Plenty of rule language available, but very subjective, requiring judgement, and why we get paid the big bucks.

4-19-3: An intentional foul is a personal or technical foul that may or may not be premeditated and is not based solely on the severity of the act. Intentional fouls include, but are not limited to: Excessive contact with an opponent while the ball is live

4-19-4: A flagrant foul may be a personal or technical foul of a violent nature involves, but is not limited to violent contact such as: striking, kicking and kneeing.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

The POE made it sound like that is all you could call was an intentional or flagrant foul ...

True. Based on Point Of Emphasis language, somewhat less subjective:

If deemed not excessive (swinging) movement, it should be an intentional foul.

If deemed excessive (swinging) movement, it should be either an intentional foul, or flagrant personal foul.