I use a slow count, as well. And, my count ends when the player begins his/her habitual shooting motion, as opposed to on the release.
edit: "shooting motion" can be tricky for at least one reason. Sometimes, the pending FT try will be made by a player that's yet to shoot a FT yet. So, how in the heck do I really know what their 'shooting motion' looks like? Hence, I just stop counting when they raise the ball after dribbling/spinning routine. right or wrong, I've never blown for this violation.
Last edited by DLH17; Tue Dec 28, 2010 at 03:58pm.
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