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Originally Posted by BillyMac
Even with continuous motion, doesn't the shot have to be released before the horn in order for the field goal to count?
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He is partially correct. If there is definitive knowledge that the foul occurred before the timer was stopped then the basket counts. In this case it would not however due to the following case
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On a foul that occurs near the expiration of time, officials must determine that the clock did not stop when the whistle sounded either because a timing mistake occurred or because it was so near the expiration of time that the timer is unable the stop the clock.
If it's a timing mistake then count the bucket and put time back on. If its the latter then basket doesn't count and award 2 FTs.
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Originally Posted by crosscountry55
We don't put three guys on the court so we can maximize the odds of a whistle being put on marginal contact.
I think it's presumptuous to assume that two officials abandoned their primary and ball-watched in this situation. There was a lot of stuff to watch under the basket immediately leading up to the dunk attempt.
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A play like this is EXACTLY why there are 3 guys. If you think any of the officials are looking elsewhere then you are wrong. Once that ball got to the offensive player all eyes were on him.
Contact to the head is NOT marginal contact and the NCAA and NFHS has said so repeatedly. You can think that's the case but you are flat out wrong.