A4 gets the ball at about mid-post where he is then double teamed by B4 and B3. The ref watching the backcourt blows the whistle as the offensive player shoots the ball as the ball goes in the hoop.
The call: Foul on B3. Basket's no good. 2 shots.
This was the defensive team's first team foul of the quarter, so there could not have been a bonus. I approach the ref asking for an explanation of the call, but he immediately shut the door on me.
It didn't occur to me until after the game, but I'm thinking I maybe should have called a timeout in order to buy some time to get this sorted out by the refs. We are a poor free throw shooting team, so I would've much preferred the basket+1 rather than just the 2 foul shots. If I called the timeout, what could the change have been?
A) Foul counts. Basket counts + 1 free throw?
B) Foul counts. Basket doesn't count. Offensive team's ball on the baseline?
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Originally Posted by doubleringer
Sounds to me like the officials weren't sure if the ball went in or not. In this case, they may go to the table officials to ask if the ball went in. If they don't get infomation that the ball did indeed go in, you'll shoot the 2. If they do find that the ball went in the hoop, you'll count the basekt and shoot 1.
As far as the official not communicating with you, a lot depends on the official's experience and how you ask. When I was newer, I was not nearly as approachable because I was unsure about what I was doing and didn't want to be questioned. Sounds to me like a weekend league where you might have newer officials, officials not interested in getting better, or the worst, non-officials with no training. In any of those 3 cases, you have to relax and make the best of the situation, as frustrating as I'm sure it is.
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To clarify a few questions posted by others, this is a weekend league in Alberta (surprised to see ref in alberta). In my opinion, A4 was already in the air when the foul was called, obviously without any kind of video or proof you'll have to take my word, so feel free to take it for what it's worth.
To answer how I approached the ref, I felt I was just confused about the call because it didn't seem to make any sense so I was looking for clarification in hopes that if he explains the call, it might not make sense to him either.