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"iffy" play
In looking at the play several times over from each of the two inconclusive replays, I think that the play was judged absolutely correctly. Redick's arms went up together at the moment he was dispossessed of the ball, which is consistent with a clean strip. If it had been the obvious hack some (myself and the Duke bench included) thought it was when the play occurred, at least one of Redick's arms would have come out at a much slighter angle to the floor.
The interesting thing about the play, to me, was that the rotation was slow by the trail who administered the throw-in. Olandis Poole, at the lead, rotated smartly and quickly, while the old slot official wisely held his position at the FTLE based on his anticipation of the play. Unfortunately, his angle closed on him when Redick was converged upon in the middle of the lane. By the time Redick was beginning to drive to the lane, the old T might have been able to close down enough to have an open look at the play; but at the time of the contact, he is not even in the picture.
Just to be clear, though, I'm sure they got it right.
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