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Originally posted by Smitty
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Originally posted by rainmaker
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Originally posted by Smitty
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Originally posted by just another ref
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Originally posted by Smitty
....it couldn't be a held ball because the defender just had a hand on the ball and the shooter wasn't airborne yet.
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Why not? What is this based on?
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Based on the held ball rule where both players need to have a grip on the ball such that neither could pull the ball away without a wrestling match. And the rule that's been stated a couple of times already in other threads where getting a hand on the ball to prevent a shot or pass by an airborne player results in a held ball. There's no rule that covers having only a hand on the ball to prevent a pass or shot from a non-airborne player.
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If it waddles like a duck, quacks like a duck, swims like a duck, it must be a duck.
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Not sure which thing is the duck in this case. I don't get it.
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If it looks like a held ball, smells like a held ball, sounds like a held ball, it must be a held ball. I'm just saying to you what people on this board have said to me over the years, don't overthink things. In the case you cited, you called a foul. That was probably a good call. In another very similar situation, you might call a held ball, because that's just how it felt. When I trust my training, and call as a reaction, before I think about it, I usually get it right. I think you probably do, too. keep working on training your instincts, but also keep trusting them.