Do you ever get parked by a ramper who just stares at the nosewheel? The guy who never looks at his wing walkers but has to make sure the tires are perfectly center on that yellow line? I have a feeling that this was the case here. I'm imaging the wing walker trying to get the attention of the marshaller while the marshaller was too busy trying paying attention to the nosetires.
Just my opinion. And yes ASAP would cover this. I've seen worse happen and the pilot was protected under ASAP.