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Originally posted by Junker
I'm going to start by admitting I haven't read all 7 pages of this thread but... I look at this situation as a place to use advantage/disadvantage. If the offensive player is not protecting the ball and leaving it out where the defensive player can get to it, I'm not going to bail the offensive player out and call a foul if the defender gets some skin on the pick. That being said, if the slap is loud and everyone hears it, you better call it or you will be in for a long night.
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There is absolutely no justification for calling a foul just because it is loud and everyone hears it. I've actually had a broken finger from such a play (finger was bent 90 degrees in a way that it wasn't intended...ouch) and it was most certainly NOT a foul.
By calling this a foul, you make it harder for the rest of the officials that have the guts to call it right.
Don't make a call because it is what the crowd/coach expects when it is the wrong call.