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Originally Posted by Raymond
Even in a two-man game, the first priority is to take the shooter up and down and make sure there's no illegal contact associated.
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"Protect the shooter" (and in this odd case, the defender).
At some point after the shot is released and the shooter lands, the trail has to start looking for other things (goaltending, basket interference, rebounding fouls).
But at what point?
Ay, there’s the rub!
(Yes, we have Shakespeare's Hamlet quoted on The Forum. My high school English teacher, Mr Baumgartner, would be quite proud of me.)