Hmmm, good point Rusty. I was thinking that the continuous motion rule DID apply only if it is the shooter being fouled, but the wording in both the Rules and Case books certainly implies that it could be an off-the-ball foul, too. It still seems like both books are referring to the shooter being fouled, but since they don't specifically say that, it must be as you stated. Would have been nice to find a case book situation that mentions an off-ball foul during a field goal attempt, instead of only such a foul during a free-throw (Case Book, 6.7B and 6.7F). But, if they MEANT a foul on the shooter, "they" would have WRITTEN it that way. Still, the situation as described highlights the importance of having a "slow" whistle: If the ball does go through, and the contact was fairly mild, it would nice to hold the whistle and play on if at all possible, instead of counting the goal and giving the ball right back to the same team. Sort of like those outside jump shots with the Lead intently watching off-ball, the defense pushes someone in the back while positioning for a rebound, and you blow the foul without knowing the ball went in. Now Team A get the bucket, PLUS gets the ball back (or more shots, if in the bonus). Hate it when that happens.
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