Is it legal for a shot to be blocked after a foul has been called?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

No rules reference from my couch, but the long and short of it is that the ball does not become dead when the foul by the defense occurs after the shooter has begun the habitual motion (def. of continuous motion). So if the ball is not dead, it is perfectly susceptible to being blocked.

And, if the foul is before the habitual motion, the ball is dead, so it's not a try, and it's legal to "block" the ball.

I suppose one can certainly come up with some "unsporting" scenario surrounding this, but that's an entirely different set of rules involved.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

And, if the foul is before the habitual motion, the ball is dead, so it's not a try, and it's legal to "block" the ball.

I suppose one can certainly come up with some "unsporting" scenario surrounding this, but that's an entirely different set of rules involved.

I can't think of any way to get to an unsporting act just for blocking the shot after the whistle that would otherwise be legal. The defense gets to play defense as long as the ball is live. The only way I'd have anything is if there were specific infractions committed in the process of blocking the shot independent of the whistle.

[SNIPERBBB]

As a hypothetical... A1 has the ball at the FTE line, back turned towards the baskwt. Team A coach asks for and is granted a timeout. Well after the request is granted the TO, A1 shoots towards A basket and B1 blocks the ball into the stands.

[ODog]

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

As a hypothetical... Team A coach is granted a timeout. Well after the request is granted, A1 shoots and B1 blocks it into the stands.

I'm a lot more inclined to have an issue with A1 here than B1 ... if I'm moved to care about this one at all, that is.

[APG]

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

As a hypothetical... A1 has the ball at the FTE line, back turned towards the baskwt. Team A coach asks for and is granted a timeout. Well after the request is granted the TO, A1 shoots towards A basket and B1 blocks the ball into the stands.

"Go get the ball B1"

[Adam]

Originally Posted by APG

"Go get the ball B1"

Yep, and I have no issue giving a T if he doesn't.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

As a hypothetical... A1 has the ball at the FTE line, back turned towards the baskwt. Team A coach asks for and is granted a timeout. Well after the request is granted the TO, A1 shoots towards A basket and B1 blocks the ball into the stands.

The context of the original play was a whistle for a foul in the act of shooting.

This is a very different situation.

I guess you could tell them both that the one who doesn't go get it gets a T....that will get them racing to it.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

As a hypothetical... A1 has the ball at the FTE line, back turned towards the baskwt. Team A coach asks for and is granted a timeout. Well after the request is granted the TO, A1 shoots towards A basket and B1 blocks the ball into the stands.

Nothing.