Help with a rule.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

1) Case book play 10.3.6SitB

Holding the ball, giving a subtle push to the torso. Throwing the ball, striking the opponent in the face. Yep, exact same thing. Great comparison.

2)Pushing a player with the ball to gain an unfair advantage is unfair, unethical, dishonorable and not in accordance with the spirit of fair play.

But that exact same push with the bare hand is a common foul.

And that's why I'd call it a "T". Clearly the play at hand involves all of those. Well, that and the fact that the rules won't let me call it a personal foul because there was no actual physical contact by the fouling player.

Actual physical contact is not a term which is mentioned, let alone defined, in anything you have cited.