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Originally Posted by billyu2

But there is a fundamental flaw here as well. "The shooter is allowed to finish after being fouled even if the finish is after the buzzer." Okay,the shot goes in to win the game. But, we agree the foul came before the buzzer meaning there has to be a miniscule amount of time left in the quarter. If we're going to change a fundamental rule to allow the shooter to finish the shot after the buzzer I feel it's only fair to put something back on the clock to allow the opponent to at least try a long pass and tap to score in return. The only problem is the shooter would first get his "and 1" which he undoubtedly would try to miss on purpose likely denying the opponent the chance to score all because we are changing the fundamental rule that the ball must be released before the buzzer. Don't like the idea.

It's not fair for the shooter to have his shot taken away because the official is a little late on his whistle, or the timer is a little late on stopping the clock and the officials don't have definite knowledge to correct anything.. In this case, I would rather reward the player that made a shot despite illegal contact, rather than worry about any hypothetical chance for Team B to get to score.