Shoot 2 FT's or ball OOB's

[MJT]

Originally posted by TimTaylor

You're conflicting yourself here. If he hangs onto the ball and you give him shots, you are judging his intent at the time of the foul. He never shot it, so how do you know he was going to?

Z [/B]

Not at all - go back to the original post. Player started what looked like the beginning of a try before contact, but wound up clearly being a pass after the contact. If he didn't complete the release of the ball a case can clearly be made that the foul interrupted the act of shooting based on what did happen - benefit of the doubt goes to the shooter.

It also appears from the description that the whistle might have been a little quick, given the pass was made after the whistle, but while player was still airborne. It's a personal preference, but I prefer a patient whistle in this type of situation - give the play a second or two to develop & things often become much clearer. [/B][/QUOTE]

I blew the whistle, and it was not early, it was as soon as he started to jump. He easily had enough time to look and find a teammate to pass to. You see it all the time when a player jumps in the air with no where to go and finds someone to pass it to before he comes down. This is what happened, just a foul on the start of the jump.