Foul while shot is in air

[jmaellis]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

It's already been alluded to, but the only time you kill a shot that's in the air before a foul or violation or horn is when there is a player control foul that occurs before the ball goes through the hoop.

Since someone mentioned the airborne shooter, I want to be sure I understand when to kill a shot.

I understand that an airborne shooter who fouls an opponent has committed a player control foul (I think the common example is A1 who jumps, releases the ball and then crashes into B1 on the way back to the floor, with B1 having had legal guarding position); and the shot is not counted if it goes in.

Is there any difference in the way the situation is handled if the foul committed by A1 occurs after she returns to the floor? For instance, upon returning to the floor after releasing a shot, A1 grabs B1 jersey when she sees B1 heading toward the basket to position herself for the rebound. Since A1 was no longer an airborne shooter when the foul was committed, would we count the basket if it goes in, report the foul against A1, and if Team B is in the bonus they would shoot 1 or 2? If the ball doesn't go in then report the foul against A1 and Team B gets a throw in and can run the baseline?

[jmaellis]

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[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by jmaellis

Since someone mentioned the airborne shooter, I want to be sure I understand when to kill a shot.

I understand that an airborne shooter who fouls an opponent has committed a player control foul (I think the common example is A1 who jumps, releases the ball and then crashes into B1 on the way back to the floor, with B1 having had legal guarding position); and the shot is not counted if it goes in.

That is correct.

Originally Posted by jmaellis

Is there any difference in the way the situation is handled if the foul committed by A1 occurs after she returns to the floor?

Yes, the foul will no longer be a player control foul and thus will NOT cancel the goal.

Originally Posted by jmaellis

For instance, upon returning to the floor after releasing a shot, A1 grabs B1 jersey when she sees B1 heading toward the basket to position herself for the rebound. Since A1 was no longer an airborne shooter when the foul was committed, would we count the basket if it goes in, report the foul against A1, and if Team B is in the bonus they would shoot 1 or 2?

That is the correct idea. However, due to using grabbing the jersey in your example, you have actually given an example of an intentional foul by A1. So B1 would shoot 2FTs and then the ball would be awarded OOB for a throw-in at the nearest spot to where the foul occurred.

Originally Posted by jmaellis

If the ball doesn't go in then report the foul against A1 and Team B gets a throw in and can run the baseline?

Team B CANNOT run the end line because the try was NOT successful. It is a spot throw-in nearest to where the foul occurred.

[jmaellis]

Thanks Nevadaref .. I appreciate the help.

Unfortulatly, by the time I get all this down the season is going to end.