re: Cal is allowed to do just about anything: GIF updated in OP

likely but the sec has a history of missing calls against uk. I can live with that as long as the sec fines the grease ball.

However the push was important, the player was cutting the wrong direction before cal shoved him into place. If you have played so much basketball you would understand what a difference spacing makes. there is a major difference in cutting and getting to the corner vs cutting and popping back to a spot somewhere between where he started and the corner. If the uk player isn't in the right spot either the pass is going out of bounds or the d is closer and will have a easier time closing out. so yes coming on to the court and shoving a kid into position impacts the game. It might be a small one but it has a impact. He also had to shove him because yelling at the kid wasn't working.