The phrase "no call."

[Beemer]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I will take issue with only what you are saying. Contact is not illegal until it creates and advantage. So if you have illegal contact that needs to be called. That involves a lot of judgment.

No way Jose, disagreed. Your telling me that if I push a player on purpose after a whistle, that is NOT illegal because I didn't gain an advantage? It is illegal, and no advantage was had.
Also, if I set a screen in which I hold you, or push you off your position, and the ball handler that you are guarding is 10 feet away standing there, running out the clock, I say thats illegal. Depending on the severity I would/wouldn't call it. But no advantage is gained. Illegal = no advantage necessary.

I'd love to hear others opinions on this, I still say there is such thing as illegal contact without creating or losing an advantage. The two things are not one in the same, and thats why the term 'no call' is appropriate. I contend that if what JRutledge says is true, then the term 'no call' is inappropriate.
But hey, me being wrong isn't be a first, and you can bet your mortgage it won't be the last.