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[Hawks Coach]

Originally posted by SamIAm
Hawks Coach,
Once the try begins, you have a try even if the player looses the ball because of a foul. The try ends when the throw is sucessful, it is certain that the throw is unsuccessful, the ball touches the floor or when the ball becomes dead.

My visual is a player bring the ball up to shoot a short jumper, defense knocks the ball loose with a foul, while player and ball are still in the air player reacquires ball and shoots. The ball was not released or thrown for the try but the player was obviously in the act of a try.

Be careful about using words like obvious. To many here, all of us familiar with the rules, this is not at all obvious.

Rule 4
SECTION 11 CONTINUOUS MOTION
ART. 2 . . . If an opponent fouls after a player has started a try for goal, he/she is permitted to complete the customary arm movement, and if pivoting or stepping when fouled, may complete the usual foot or body movement in any activity while holding the ball.

Retrieving a ball that has come loose is not a customary arm movement in a shot. I think the try has ended when you lose the ball even if it is not in flight on a try. You are now starting a second try if you retrieve the ball.

Releasing a shot is not the only way that continuous motion can end. It clearly ends on a held ball or violation (you obviously can't return to the floor without releasing the ball on a foul and get continuous motion), and many of us strongly believe it ends when you lose control of the ball. The entire contuous motion rule implies that you retain player control of the ball. The only exception is a tap, and the foul has to come after the player has contacted the ball, not before.