Made Shot, No Foul. Missed Shot, Foul.

[Geof]

I have officiated basketball for two years now. As I continue to try and improve, I have come across a question I can't seem to find an answer to in the rule book. Maybe I'm missing it, but I'm hoping someone can shed some light.

I went to several camps this summer and it seems that as the level of basketball increases, the concepts behind what constitutes a foul slightly change. Whereas Refereeing 101 says "if you see illegal contact, its a foul," Refeering 201 says something like "if you see contact, depending on the severity of the contact and the outcome of the play, it may or may not be a foul."

In soccer for instance.....its part of the rules. If a player is fouled but maintains an advantage over the defender, you yell "advantage" and allow play to continue. Basketball, to a lesser degree, seems to follow a similar ideology in certain situations.

So my question is this: Does anyone know anywhere in the rule book this is supported?

What is the justification the next time a coach asks "Wasn't that a foul?"......."It would have been had he missed the basket?" Or conversely a coach asking "Why was that call so late?" Is the response "I wanted to see if the basket was made?"

Disclaimer: I agree with this methodology. I think it allows for the pace of the game to be unhindered when possible. Also, the contact i'm talking about here walks the line of marginal and illegal. Its not black, its not white. Its gray.