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Originally Posted by griblets
You almost had me, but I'm not sold, yet...
4-41-2 - "...A player is trying for goal when the player has the ball and in the official's judgment is throwing or attempting to throw for goal. It is not essential that the ball leave the player's hand..."
Therefore, if B1's strip was considered a foul, we would have a shooting foul, even though A1 had not "released" the ball on a try. Therefore, I think we have clearly defined A1 to be an airborne shooter, even though the ball was stripped by B1.
Good discussion.
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But, the ball did leave the player's hand.
And, because it was blocked, and (assumption) it was certain the throw would be unsuccessful, the try ended.
Since the act of shooting ends when the ball is released, and includes the airborne shooter, and since the player is not an airborne shooter, it's not a shooting foul.