Can't yell Foul

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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
I can yell FOUL FOUL FOUL all I want, but if the player makes a legitimate play on the ball, it is not an intentional foul. To call so would be over-officious and would be inserting your own beliefs into the game rather than calling the game by the spirit of the intentional foul rule.

Bingo. When you see a player foul while making a legitimate attempt at the ball, who are you to guess that the player was trying to foul as opposed to seeing an opportunity to steal the ball or bat it away? The player might not have even heard the coach.