Ball Foul?

[TimTaylor]

I agree it's a HTBT situation.

That said, looking at the OP, it would appear that the defender and shooter both maintained continuous contact with the ball. Based on that, I'm thinking the correct call would be a held ball and you go to the AP arrow for possession. The ball becomes dead and anything that occurs thereafter is ignored by rule unless it is judged intentional or flagrant. Any resulting foul would be a T, as the ball is dead.

[wanja]

Originally Posted by TimTaylor

it would appear that the defender and shooter both maintained continuous contact with the ball. Based on that, I'm thinking the correct call would be a held ball and you go to the AP arrow for possession. The ball becomes dead and anything that occurs thereafter is ignored by rule unless it is judged intentional or flagrant. Any resulting foul would be a T, as the ball is dead.

Agreed. An early jump ball call either prevents or clarifies subsequent illegal action by the defender. Thanks. I'll pass that insight along.

[TimTaylor]

Originally Posted by wanja

Agreed. An early jump ball call either prevents or clarifies subsequent illegal action by the defender.

My point exactly. There's a lot to be said for having a "patient whistle" in many situations, but there are also those situations you need to jump right on top of, and I think this is one of them....especially at this level.