If a tree falls and... If a foul occurs and...

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by M&M Guy
I used to do this trick with people to illustrate a point - I would get right up in front of them and put my fingertip ever so close to their nose. As I kept my finger there, about a millimeter from their nose, I would ask them if I'm touching them. Of course they would say no. Then I would say, "Yes I am", and point at my feet, which were up against their feet. The point being people sometimes concentrate so much on one thing, they're not aware of anything else. I think that's why many defenders look so amazed when a foul is called on them while they're trying to block a shot - they are concentrating so much on that ball, they're simply not aware their body collided with the shooter as well.

I like this!! I don't know if I"ll use it in a game (lol!), but it's a good thing to think about.

However, it doesn't address whether the shooter feels the defender hit him. Usually, the shooter will have the opposite and feel contact when it doesn't exist, or when it's very slight.

If a shooter really, truly didn't feel anything, I'd probably be ruling it incidental contact.