Is This an Attempt?

[cshs81]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Let me pose one to you that's just as hard to answer without seeing it. If, in your instance, he would have been fouled after he started to raise his arms "to shoot" and the rest played out as you described, would you call a shooting foul?

Answer this and you have the answer to your question.

I did not see the player either. I'm simply going off of a description. However, as I see it in my mind with the player rising to shoot the ball and due to the fact that I don't see an indication of him trying to pass, I'd call it a shooting foul had he been fouled.