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Hard (and illegal) contact, before or after shot, gotta call it. Lighter contact, you do need to decide if it is worth calling. Basketball involves a lot of contact, can't blow the whistle for every time there is illegal contact. You do have to consider advantage/disadvantage. I do believe in protecting the airborn shooter, but a light touch on the arm on follow through after release does not need to be called.
I also think that hte closer you get to the asket, the more contact is required to influence the play, in general. There is always a lot of contact with no call in close, but a slight touch on a 3 point shot can alter it enough to cause a miss and should be called sooner than that same touch at 5 feet.
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