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Originally posted by Peter Devana
I have always been taught simply to tell the official who made the call either "the ball went in" or 'the ball didn't go in" and leave it at that. It's the caller's decision to decide whether the basket scores or not. In your case had he/she not counted the basket and there was an uproar then a good official should come to his/her partner and discuss it- only if the caller is unsure.
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Peter,the official had already made the decision that the shot didn't score in this case.Chuck was sure that that the whistle came after the ball was in the air.It's more a matter of getting the call right than waiting to see if there's an uproar.I think that Chuck was right to immediately offer his assistance on the play.I also agree with Eli on the way he would have handled it.