Intentional or not?

[tref]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

No it is not. All contact is not considered a foul by rule. So a nudge would not be the same as pushing someone. Heck I expect a nudge on many plays if the contact is legal. And all elbow contact is not a foul and the NCAA has made that very clear many times in their video. So it matters how and what the contact affected the players. Language or not, the concept is not different.

Peace

We didnt see this play, would you agree that nudging an airborne shooter may not be excessive but it is unneccesary??

BTW:

Verb 1. nudge - to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"
poke at, prod
jog - give a slight push to
elbow - shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
2. nudge - push into action by pestering or annoying gently
push, bear on - press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"

The word "push" is in there quite often

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by tref

We didnt see this play, would you agree that nudging an airborne shooter may not be excessive but it is unneccesary??

It may or may not be excessive. Even if it is unnecessary, it can still be incidental.

[Sharpshooternes]

[QUOTE=tref;818249]We didnt see this play, would you agree that nudging an airborne shooter may not be excessive but it is unneccesary??

Yes

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by tref

We didnt see this play, would you agree that nudging an airborne shooter may not be excessive but it is unneccesary??

BTW:

Verb 1. nudge - to push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"
poke at, prod
jog - give a slight push to
elbow - shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
2. nudge - push into action by pestering or annoying gently
push, bear on - press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"

The word "push" is in there quite often

This is all wonderful, but we have words in the rulebook and the word "nudge" is not used. So if there is illegal contact, then it should be called. But all contact is not a foul and can be severe. That last wording is actually used in the rulebook. And since this is really a HTBT situation, this would be based on the judgment if contact was significant to displace the player from normal movement as a shooter.

Peace