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Old Sun Feb 17, 2013, 01:56am
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Originally Posted by seanwestref View Post
I've seen shooters hit on their arm, pulled down, and hit the deck pretty hard. That would be more an intentional of flagrant foul I guess. Part of my thinking comes from being told (or assuming) that any contact during the process of the shot, including after the release, is a foul. I'm going to check the rulebook to see what it says. I understand the advantage/disadvantage philosophy of it thought.
You were told (or assumed) incorrectly. This is generally incidental contact. Also, a lot of those shooters are throwing themselves to the floor to get a call. We have to decide how they got there and rule accordingly.
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