Continuous Motion?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

When does the try begin? "The try starts when the player begins the motion which habitually precedes the release of the ball." During a layup that can be quite a bit before the actual attempted release of the ball.

A try can begin way before the throw begins.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Philosophically speaking I personally don't see "...while in the air she grabs the ball with both hands in front of her chest" as ending the try as I don't see ""in the air and the ball pops out of her left hand" as the beginning of the throw or as releasing the ball on a try.

If the foul occurs before the player catches the ball and throws it toward the basket, then how could the foul possibly be during that try?
If you believe that the player was in the act of shooting when fouled, but then the player loses control of the ball, there is NO WAY that you can score a goal made by later obtaining control again and then throwing the ball into the basket.

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

A try can begin way before the throw begins.

But can it begin before the player has the ball?

Consider this:
If A1 doesn't have the ball, but jumps into the air and is fouled, then catches a pass from a teammate or a rebound from a missed try and shoots, would you count the goal?