I just want to take issue with what you said about your partner helping you out with the shooter the higher you go.
I have never heard that before, and I do think that you should not rely on your partner for information on the shooter and bonus. That is your responsibility. Your partner (especially in 3 man) may not have a clue who the foul is on or what you actually called. If they are doing their job all they would know is where you are putting the ball in.
The only way that you are going to know the shooter is experience and game knowledge. After every foul you should try to give a quick look before the ball gets put in and see what the foul situation is (if they have a scoreboard that tells you). If your head is in the game you should know just by how many times a foul has been called on a team. You know by experience that this team has shot so many foul shots or has not. You know if they should be shooting or about to be shooting. But this comes with experience and taking your time. I had to learn this myself, sometimes the hard way.
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