I had a foul call last year, I think, where the contact knocked the dribbler off balance, and then finally, he fell to the ground -- probably 2 seconds after the contact. Had he quickly regained his balance, I would have had nothing.
The problem that this gets into is if the bench is up screaming for a foul right after the contact and you wait a second or two, it looks like you are being talked into the call. I care more about correctness than appearances, but keep in mind, you need to be prepared to explain this to the coaches.
I think in a case like your's just eat it and tell the coach, "coach, I missed it, OK, let's play ball" if he asks or complains. Honestly, maybe its because I'm getting older or am more and more familiar to coaches, but I said something like that 3 times this year and never heard another word about it.
Just don't get in the habit of missing it!
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