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Originally posted by Almost Always Right
I can understand your point however, I said it was a SIMILAR play, not IDENTICAL. The shooter is still in the air and still in the act of shooting, what does it matter if he bobbles, it gets knocked out of his hands or if he switches hands.
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That's the key phrase!
I read this thread rather quickly so forgive me if I am mistaken, but I am quite amazed that, while the definitions of airborne shooter and how a try ends have been provided, no one has quoted the definition of
the act of shooting.
SECTION 40 SHOOTING, TRY, TAP
ART. 1 . . . The act of shooting begins simultaneously with the start of the try or tap and ends when the ball is clearly in flight, and includes the airborne shooter.
Once the ball leaves the player's hands the act of shooting has ended. So any touching of the ball after that could only be considered a second act.
Even though the original act of shooting does include the airborne shooter, others have already pointed out that that term is defined as "a player who has released the ball on a try for a goal..." Therefore, once this player catches the ball again, even this status must end. What we have on this play is a RErelease of the ball. That's why it matters, if the ball gets knocked out of his hands.
Ruling: No basket and two FTs for being fouled during the original act of shooting.