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Old Wed Feb 01, 2006, 05:34pm
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Originally posted by LarryS
Official may have had a patient whistle and was actually calling a push that occured just before or as A5 received the pass, but the action was so quick that it appeared from a distance the he was calling a foul on an act that occured on the turn to the basket.

Perhaps but why? Why take a player out of an advantageous position and call such a foul? If you're going to have a patient whistle, then give the shooter the opportunity to complete his move, then call the foul. Don't penalize him by blowing the foul just before or as he makes his move.
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