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Originally Posted by ColdShot
1) Collision occurs before offensive player can take
a full step after he catches the ball.
Block or charge?
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Player control foul. Once A1 caught the ball, time and distance become irrelevant. Giving a player time to avoid the contact only applies to a player who doesn't have the ball. As soon as he caught the ball, he lost his "right" to time-and-distance guidelines. As my interpreter always told us, the guy with the ball has to
expect to be guarded.
A couple other general comments that don't apply to this particular situation. If B1 established his position after A1 became airborne and the contact occurs before A1 lands, then it's a block whether A1 has control of the ball or not.
If A1 had not caught the ball cleanly (he was bobbling it), then it is a block because A1 still has not established control of the ball.
If it's such a close call that you can't tell who was responsible for the contact, a lot of officials will call a "phantom" travel, just to have a whistle. I'm not saying this is good or bad; just that it's often done.
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2) Offense player has the ball in the lane. Shot is blocked and the ball is loose in the lane 4-5 seconds, several players are trying to pick it up, offense picks it up and three seconds is called instantly.
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As someone else already said, once the try is released, the 3-second count doesn't start again until the offensive team re-establishes team control in the frontcourt.