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Originally posted by Nevadaref
Let's say no dribbles are involved. A1 ends his dribble and makes a move to the basket. B1 bumps/hits him while he is in the act of shooting. The official holds his whistle to see if A1 can make the lay-in. A1 gets a good shot at it, but misses. Total time, maybe two seconds. Can you blow the whistle as soon as you see the shot is not going in and put A1 at the line for two?
That is the question I wanted an official from the SEC to answer.
I personally do this quite frequently. If the shot goes, I have nothing. If he misses, I call the foul late.
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Wow, really? You don't ever call a foul on a made basket?
If I picked this up from somebody doing my game, I'd flip out. Maybe we are going at a player who we want to get in foul trouble. ("Now team, if you get contact from #33, make sure to miss the shot or the ref won't call the foul.")
It is a foul when the contact is illegal or puts the shooter at a disadvantage. Even disadvantaged shooters make the shot sometimes. Just because the result was a made shot doesn't mean that at a disadvantage didn't take place.
Also, aren't you setting a tone that illegal contact on the shooter is allowed? I know as a player, when I do something that doesn't get called, I'll do it more and more.