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Great responses. It's a great learning tool to hear the varying viewpoints. Just to clarify some of the circumstances.
A-1 was fouled in the act of shooting. He approached the basket from the right side of the key and started up to lay-in with his right hand. B-1 came across his arm just as the the ball left his hand on upward flight. The ball made contact with the backboard about a foot to the right of the basket and maybe a foot above the rim. The lead blew the whistle. A-1 & B-1's motion carried them both out of bounds. (Big Gym) The ball continued it's upward motion almost straight up before returning on downward flight. Left untouched the ball would have easily missed the edge of the basket to the right by six inches or more.
At the time of the whistle, A-2 was above the free throw line but coming hard down the lane. From the whistle he took 1 to 2 more strides and went up after the ball. The ball was so far to the right of the basket about all he got done was bang the rim with the ball on the dunk. He did not hang on and there was no one under him. When he came down he turned and played the crowd a little. It might have played better if he had made the shot.........
There wasn't a lot of talking in the game but it had been very physical during both halves. When we talked in the dressing room after the game. The lead said he didn't see the dunk as he was watching the orginal shooter and the continuing action out of bounds. The trail was the one who asked us whether we thought he should have made a call or not. It was bugging him a little. Thanks guys. I appreciate your imput.
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