Continous/Upward Motion

[Refhoop]

But to me you cannot start the motion until you gather or we are splitting hairs.


A player can shoot without gathering... but in this particular "running back move" he is/has to gather first, since he's trying to cover so much ground.
I do like "his shooting motion" better. It doesn't limit the official?
In this video, I'd say this player is in his "get to the rim" motion and not yet in the "act of shooting" motion.
Gathering is part of the attack and could even lead to a pass or more likely: drawing a foul. The shot isn't always the goal of a gather. "Gather" seems to give too much credit to the ball handler and even limits the official in my opinion.