[fletch_irwin_m]

PC
We looked at it this way, there are 4 players from his team screaming for the ball. The quickest way to get them the ball is to cock the arm back. That motion is NOT a standard shooting motion. It is more commonly used as a baseball PASS motion. Further, the player would be shooting a 1 and 1 which would have given them the OT possibility. The .9 issue only came into play with regards to the time and the foul, which as I said was obvious. No consideration was given to the fact that it "had" to be a shot. We are not in the mind reading business. There are many times that the quarter/half/game expires with a team NOT knowing the time and NOT getting a shot off.
On a "what if" scenario. Had the ball been under their basket and there was .3 seconds left and they were trying for a tap, THEN it would have had to been a shot and thus the FT. Not the case in this game.