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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
Now, take this to the last second shot. It is the intent of the rules that the clock stop on the whistle and that the shooter be allowed to complete the shot if fouled while in the act of shooting. The whole point about the ball becoming dead when the horn sounds is based on the expectation that time expires properly, not in error.
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If the shooter is fouled with 0.2/0.3 seconds on the clock just as he's gathered the ball, are you telling me that it's the intent of the rules to allow that shooter to completely finish his shooting motion after that(step, bring his arms up, maybe double-pump and then shoot), even though that completion of the shooting motion after the foul might take a lot longer than 0.2/0.3 seconds? I can't agree with that.
Sorry, Camron, but it isn't that simplistic imo. It would be nice if it was...but it just isn't.