Coach perceptions of what we call

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jimgolf

I agree. The issue is really when an official can judge whether the contact was sufficient to justify a foul call. There are apparently legitimate reasons to wait to see the result before making a call, but I don't think that too many people other than officials are aware of this. As BadNewsRef pointed out, contact near the basket may be difficult to judge without waiting.

Yep. And, unfortunately, by the time we blow the whistle, the shot has already missed, and it looks like we waited to see if the shot would go in or not. So the crowd, and the coaches, tend to get the wrong impression. It's just the nature of the beast. On these plays, I rarely see whether the ball goes in; I'm looking for body positioning and the effect from contact; whether the degree of difficulty got raised or not.