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First off Mick has given you good advice.
By rule the airborne shooter is still in the act of shooting until he has comeback to the floor.
If he is back down on the floor, you would have to take a look at the amount of contact, If the ball is through the basket the ball is dead Cant remember exact wording but the rule talks about ignoring contact unless excessive or flagrant...
Second, Is this the kind of foul that everyone knows is foul? Call it! Is this the kind of foul that leads to retalliation? Call it! Call the Obvious. If you call this it wont happen many times in a game after that. Make it a no call and you'll have a ton more headhunting.
BY Button hook... I am assuming that you are actually trailing the play going to lead and you are on the defensive player's side. You can see the play develop and you know it's going to happen step more to the middle of the floor- Heck you'll only be across the paint from the colllision.
Now here is another thought. In a lot of areas the button hook is out. Refs get to the baseline to make this call. I have been taught by some very expereinced guys that if I can get to the baseline and across to the strong side to do it. Even an older guy like me can get there most of the time. I personally don't like seeing fouls on layups called from behind. I'd rather see the official at the baseline making the call or in the process of moving across baseline to make call.
If you button hook dont stop running. Most coaches will scream more at calling the play 15 feet behind it while stopped, than from across the paint at the baseline or closer to it and straightlined. The closer you are the better feel you'll have that it is a foul. You dont get that feel trailing the play.
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