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Originally Posted by twocentsworth
If a kid gets fouled while gathering the ball, it's a "shooting foul" whether it happens in the lane, at the three point line, or at half-court.
EXACTLY like the "a foul is a foul in the first minute or the last minute of a game" philosophy.
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Even if the kid is gathering to pass or just pick up the dribble? They have to be gathering for the purpose of shooting for it to be a shooting foul...and yes, you have to decide what they were trying to do (some might call it reading their mind). They don't get the benefit of a shooting foul if they gather, get fouled, and then decide to put up a shot.