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Originally Posted by billyu2

Disagree. No one took away the player's shot. The game at this level is played with the understanding that officials are always going to be a little late sounding the whistle following contact and the scoreboard person is always going to be a little late following the whistle. Instant replay is not an option (in most states) and even if it were, it would show there could be more than just a miniscule amount of time remaining that would be put back on the clock. That would give the opponent their fair chances. And some of those chances are not all that hypothetical. Goofy things can and do happen at any level of play. If I were the coach of that team, I would believe my players deserve that chance and I think you would as well.

But you are taking away the successful field goal that at any other point in the game would count. Now there are justifiable reasons for the clock technically not stopping precisely as it should...there's always going to be some lag time with the timer...there will be some lag time between foul and whistle...but it still doesn't take away the fact that a field goal that would and should count otherwise is taken away.

Again, I'm not worried about the chances of a team to try and score a basket with .3 or whatever seconds. Could something happen? Sure...but I'm not concerned with that 2 percent scenario that could happen. I'm more concerned with rewarding what JUST happen...the player for making a field goal even with illegal contact.