Two for the newbies, or anyone else

[Judtech]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Final weekend of spring league. Had two boys V and a JV game this afternoon. Two situations came up that I thought might be fun to discuss.

1) A1 shoots a three. While the ball is in the air, B1 fouls A2. The shot then goes in. Team A is in the bonus. What should happen? What, if anything, would be different if A1 was fouled on the shot prior to B1 fouling A2 but everything else was the same?

2) With a few seconds left, A1 inbounds to A2 who throws the ball toward the basket from behind the division line. The shot is short and as it comes down, A3 and B1 jump for it. The ball deflects off A3's hand into the air, the horn sounds ending the game and then the ball goes in the basket. Are points awarded to team A?

1. Ball becomes dead once the official blows the whistle for the foul. Since the ball is still in flight and NOT in the cylinder the basket does not count.
1 A. A1 would shoot 3. Since the foul was called on the shot, it would make any resulting foul until the ball can be determined to be good or not a dead ball foul, thus resulting in a Technical. That would be 5 FT's for A and A ball on the opposite baseline to resume play
2. No basket. A3 was not making a legitimate attempt at the goal. Much like a defender has to obtain Legal Guarding Position, when shooting from beyond mid court, only the original shooter can have Legal Shooting Status. Had A3 gathered they would have obtained Legal Shooting Status and thus been allowed to score

These answers can be found on 42 (Since that is the answer to life, the universe and everything)