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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
True, but that's not what happened here. The coach clearly misbehaves before the act of shooting begins. That's the foul which makes the ball dead.
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That is a matter of judgement by the ref. The ref will have to sort the sequence of when the foul occurred in relationship to the play on the floor. I will not deny there seems to be an argument for you case, however, by the time the signal is started by the ref, the shooter is
clearly in the act. In fact, the shot is away before the ref completes the signal.
As to whether or not the contact was flagrant ... again judgment call. I think if the physicality of the game had been escalating up to this point, I think I would toss the defensive player. If this play was out of character for the game, then I can see calling the intentional foul.
Regardless, I am going to huddle with my partners, sort everything out, then give explanations to both coaches and get on with the game.