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Originally posted by blewthat
The one point that I see missing in this discussion: you do sell the call sometimes when you count the basket, you sell the fact that you are giving continuation, when play is close, you want everyone to know right away that you are sure he was in the act of shooting and you are counting the basket, it looks bad if you wait until you get to the table and then count the basket, like it was an afterthought and you are just guessing
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If you are counting the basket because it was a shooting foul, you should signal the basket at the spot of the foul, then count it again when reporting at the table. If I don't know if the ball went in, I try to find out that information before I get to the table, so I can either count it or tell my partner(s) we've got two (or three) shots, before getting to the table. If it was a close play, and I know the foul occured before the shot, I will wave off the shot, verbalize "No shot, ball's OOB on the baseline" and point to the spot so my partners know what's going on. Iow, you should signal and make it clear what you have before you get to the table.