Offensive foul/flop/Incidental Contact

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Coach Bill

I don't like it either. Similar, to the guy that turned to run up court and celebrated and accidentally punched the guy. There was no foul on that play.

So, why a foul on this play? What is the difference?

Those are two very different things. All contact is not a foul for one. And if you are going to call a Flagrant or Intentional Foul on that, there has to be more than they run into each other accidentally. That happens all the time.

This play is a live ball with a player clearly standing in front of him and he does nothing to avoid him. He runs him over. That is a very different play.

Peace