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I disagree. It may be justified but not obvious. 

I recall Missy not calling even a common foul when a Cal player threw the ball into the face of an opponent. 

Refs all the time don’t call balls thrown at opponents when the goal is to get an out-of-bounds call.  Brinks throw was about that speed bouncing off Hollinshead’s elbow (oh my!). Hollingshead didn’t just reach up and put her hand over Brink’s mouth and nose and push once, she had two full arm extensions and pushed/followed Brink a number of feet.

There's a difference in throwing a ball at an opponent as part of a basketball move (for example, from an out of bounds position to get the ball back under the basket, or to get possession from an out of bounds) and throwing a ball at an opponent out of frustration.  The whistle had sounded, the play was dead, and Brink threw the ball at Hollingshead in the heat of the moment.  As I said, completely justified, but still a technical.

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[BostonCard]

I disagree. It may be justified but not obvious. 

I recall Missy not calling even a common foul when a Cal player threw the ball into the face of an opponent. 

Refs all the time don’t call balls thrown at opponents when the goal is to get an out-of-bounds call.  Brinks throw was about that speed bouncing off Hollinshead’s elbow (oh my!). Hollingshead didn’t just reach up and put her hand over Brink’s mouth and nose and push once, she had two full arm extensions and pushed/followed Brink a number of feet.

There's a difference in throwing a ball at an opponent as part of a basketball move (for example, from an out of bounds position to get the ball back under the basket, or to get possession from an out of bounds) and throwing a ball at an opponent out of frustration.  The whistle had sounded, the play was dead, and Brink threw the ball at Hollingshead in the heat of the moment.  As I said, completely justified, but still a technical.

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