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The player being in the air, or not being in the air, is irrelevant. I blow the whistle when I judge that the defender has firmly placed his hand on the ball and prevented the attempted release. Either he prevented it or he didn't. If the player manages to get off a shot or pass after the whistle, too bad. Ball is dead and I have deemed it a jump ball. If it's that questionable of a hold on the ball (not firm), then I will pass on the jump ball until I see what happens. This call is basically instinctual and not that complicated.
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