double foul?
 

fed rules...

a1 gets fouled by b1 in the act of shooting...at approximately the same time, but after the whistle for the foul by b1, a2 fouls b2 under the basket in a non-flagrant manner...b2 is not in the bonus...

what do you have?

I'll take a stab...

False double. A1 shots 1 (or 2 or 3) with the lane clear. B gets possession for a spot throw-in. If A1 makes the last throw, then B is actually disadvantaged in terms of the throw-in restrictions (spot vs. whole endline), but does gain a team foul to A's total.

This is going to depend.

If A1's shot wasn't released prior to A2's foul, then the basket will not count even if made. A1 will shoot two free throws (or three if it was behind the arc), B will then get the ball at the spot nearest the foul by A2.

If A1's shot was released prior to the foul, then the basket will count if made and free throws for A1 will be determined accordingly and B will get the ball OOB at the spot nearest the foul by A2: unless….

If A1's try actually ended (such as not really getting the shot off) prior to A2's foul, in which case A2's foul should be ignored as dead-ball contact.

i wasn't there...but i was told that: (in order)

the ball was released
the whistle for the foul on b1
the whistle for the foul on a2
missed attempt

the officials made an incorrect ruling...i'll let you know abou that later...

let's think about this...what if b was in the bonus?

A1 gets his free throws, then B2 gets his with the players lined up.

Let me guess, they cancelled the free throws and went with the arrow.

How can this be a double foul?

The whistle for the foul on A1 causes everything after that to be either incidental or a technical. Unless the foul on A2 was intentional, it should be considered incidental contact.

A1 shoots two shots... Contact by B2 is ignored (unless ruled intentional / flagrant -- then it would be a technical foul). Play on.

while i agree this is an error in judgement by the official calling the foul on a2...he still made the call...therefore it should be penalized...

Did the same official make both calls?

The foul committed against A1 does not cause the ball to become dead immediately, if it did then how could you score the goal if A1's shot went in? This is a false double....agree w/ Snaqs/JR on how to handle...

no...2 separate officials...

Not true. If A1 was in the act of shooting, the ball is not dead on the foul committed on A1. Any contact until the ball becomes dead is called as per the usual criteria.

Contact <b>after</b> the ball has become dead is ignored if not intentional or flagrant.

I think this is close. But,

1) It's a false simultaneous foul, not a false double foul, since the fould were not by opponents against each other.

2) If the last FT is good, B gets to run the baseline; if it's not good, B has a spot throw-in.

3) If B is in the bonus, then B shoots FTs with players lined up on the lane.

Technically you are right, but calling two fouls here is, in general, horrendous.

Call the first foul -- the second foul has absolutely no effect on the play.

This is where common-sense trumps rules technicalities every day of the week.

Brad, that may be true. But they're discussing what is the right call to make if you actually do have the 2 fouls called. If the second foul <b>is</b> called, then you have no choice but to go with both of them. You can't ignore it.

If you are asking me personally, I would tell my partner that we are going with the first foul and only that foul.

Not everything in officiating should be handled by technicalities -- and when we do, we normally get ourselves in more trouble than we would by administering a good dose of common sense.

I am starting to remember that there's a reason that I only have a few hundred posts on this board :)