[HoopsRefJunior]

1. How would you rule on this play?
2. What are the responsibilities of the partners?

SITCH:

A1 is dribbling and driving toward the basket from the right wing. As A1 drives, he goes airborne with the ball and appears to be gathering the ball in an effort to shoot. As A1 becomes airborne, he is fouled by B1 and the call comes from the trail official. As the trail official's whistle sounds, A1 appears to change his efforts and now dishes a short pass to a teammate. Neither team is in the bonus. The trail official rules that the foul occurred when A1 was in the act of shooting and awards two free throws. Team B coach disagrees with the call, claiming that A1 passed the ball and therefore was not in the act of shooting. The calling official explains briefly that his/her interpretation was A1 was in the act of shooting until fouled.

At half, we had a fourth official from our officiating group enter our dressing room and ask why we awarded two free throws on the play. The fourth official also wanted to know why the lead and "c" official didn't overrule or "provide information" for the calling official.

Does the fact the dribble-driving player eventually passed off the ball require the calling official to change his/her interpretation of the play?

What do you think the responsibilities of the partners are on this play?