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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
You may want to check out NFHS case book play 4.19.3SitB then. It's pretty explicit.
4.19.3SITUATION B: A1 drives to the basket with B1 in pursuit. as A1 begins the act of shooting, B1 gets a hand on the ball from behind and the subsequent contact takes A1 forcefully to the floor and out of bounds.
RULING: An intentional foul should be charged when the contact is judged to be excessive, even though the opponent is playing the ball.
The FED is telling us:
1) it doesn't matter if the defender got a hand on the ball
2) it's always a judgment call but if the shooter is whacked to the floor and OOB, not only should it be a foul but it should be an intentional foul for excessive contact.
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That assumes that all contact puts the player to the floor. A player going to the basket will fall and does all the time with contact. This is why it is a judgment call. Good for the NF, but that does not mean it it going to change how I and others view this play.
Peace