alley oop foul

Originally Posted by so cal lurker

On an alley-oop pass to a potential dunker, at what point does the shooting motion begin to warrant a shooting foul?

I was surprised to see one called last night when the foul occurred long before the ball reached the potential dunker--indeed, he never touched the ball at all. (I'm not sure if he had begun his jump yet or not.)

Rules don't say much about that type of play. For me begins once the player touches the ball. However if he's jumping and gets fouled and still touches the ball and/or grabs it and attempts a dunk, I'm considering that in the shooting motion. It's more a feel thing for me.