Tapping an airborne shooter

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Guy goes to block a shot, but the shooter is able to move mostly around him, defender ends up missing the ball and getting a light tap or brush on the arm or shoulder. This happens all the time. It doesn't affect the shot.

A tap on the shooting arm never affects the shot? Sorry, Skippy, but I ain't gonna buy that one.

There's little taps in certain places that can throw a shooter completely off. That usually includes any tap, no matter how light, on the shooting arm if the tap happens while the ball is being released. A light tap on the shooter's elbow can put the shot in the stands. That's the oldest trick in the book too.

And....if the tap is in a spot where it can break the shooter's concentration, and it does so imo, then I'll call the foul. If it doesn't, also imo, I won't.

It doesn't take much contact either on an airborne shooter to put him on his azz. Just brushing him on the way by will do it. You can't judge whether it's a foul or not by trying to factor in the severity of the contact.

Jmo.....soooooo.....I guess we disagree.