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I'm not against late whistles for various reasons. I prefer the term "patient whistle," though. Like a ball handler dribbling around a defender who slaps the arm. Or on a rebound, when A1 gets the ball and gets pushed slightly by B1. Sometimes it takes a second to see if there was a foul on the contact.
That said, I'd have to be 100% sure this was a foul and my partner was shielded from view before I'd make the call. Normally, I'd trust that my partner saw it better than I did, and must have had a reason to pass on it.
We had one of those today that my partner later said he could have helped me out on with a whistle. A hold I (as lead) was straight lined on and couldn't see, followed by A1 throwing the ball out of bounds. I called the OOB violation and we played on. P told me about it after the game.
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