UNC Pitt Video Request - Last Second Foul - Shooting?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Dale3

7 seconds to go in the game. UNC is fouling Pitt on purpose to avoid the 3 point shot. Pitt knows this is coming and Pitt player seems to start his shooting motion (albeit from half court) before the foul.

Would anyone have a shooting foul on this?

Watching live I agreed with the official, but this started a big debate with my roommate.

Thanks.

I saw the last shot.

It's (1) nowhere near half court and (2) not even close to being a foul. In the (admittedly) bad quality pic below, the ball is already well gone.

Maybe one of our video experts can put it up here.

[Dale3]

Originally Posted by Rich

This is the last shot.



It's (1) nowhere near half court and (2) not even close to being a foul.

I am not talking about the last shot. UNC fouls on purpose with somewhere between 9-7 seconds left in the game. Pitt knows that UNC is going to foul so as Pitt is getting fouled he chucks up a prayer hoping that the ref will award 3 free throws instead of 1-1.

My question was if anyone would actually rule this a shooting foul? Still looking for video of the play.

[JRutledge]

Here are the two plays:



Peace

[Rich]

No, that's not really close, announcer. That's not really close.

[CecilOne]

Play 1 - foul before "act of shooting"

Play 2 - no block foul on the shot, but was there a moving screen foul on the original guarder

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Play 2 - no block foul on the shot, but was there a moving screen foul on the original guarder

No.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Play 1 - foul before "act of shooting"

Play 2 - no block foul on the shot, but was there a moving screen foul on the original guarder

Oh God no!!!!

Peace

[Hawkeyes]

Doesn't matter if he got fouled; he traveled twice and may have carried it near mid-court.