Bounce pass to self

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by just another ref

When a player gets hammered as he tries to release the ball we must judge whether his intent was to shoot or to pass.

Not really. You just look at what was happening at the time of the foul, where the ball ends up, etc... Anyway we're discussing violations which are (usually) much more black & white.

Furthermore, the intent and the end result of the play may have nothing to do with each other.

No argument from me on that. Just be consistent.

A1 throws a long alley-oop intended for A2, but it goes into the basket.

errr....if it's from behind the 3 pt arc it's 3 pts. Otherwise it's 2 pts. No intent at all.