Things I learned at camp

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Originally Posted by Snaqwells

IMO, contact on the hand or wrist after the release isn't a foul; this is not an advantage as it doesn't restrict the shooter from performing normal offensive movements since they are completed.

Is the shooter still a shooter until his foot returns to the wood?
Is the follow-through not a part of the try?

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

You must have the dumbest coaches and the stoopidest "powers that be" in the whole freaking world if they can understand, let alone swallow, that nonsense.

Really? We have a difference of opinion & you resort to name calling? That’s say a lot about you Mr. Assignor.

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

And you use RSBQ anywhere on the court to determine incidental contact versus illegal contact.

Well, the game and the way it's being officiated hasn't changed at all. Not a damn bit. The terminology only has changed.

Actually, RSBQ is used above the FT line extended (when used properly) SDF is used on plays to the basket below the FT line.

So, the players aren’t bigger, faster & stronger in todays game? If the way the game is being played has changed, why shouldn’t the mindset of officials change? Keep it in the 70s if you like… Im gonna change with the GAME!
But yeah guys like me don’t understand :->

The Tower Principle - For newer officials

Out with the old in with the new, but dont worry about it, you'll catch on in about 3-5 years. Then we'll be practicing some other new philosophies that you'll despise

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

If a dribbler is bumped off their path due to illegal contact by a defender, it doesn't matter if they are just crossing the division line, or entering the lane on the way to the basket, it is a foul because it's illegal contact, and the whistle is blown at that point.

So you have many “do-overs” in your games huh? If we can hold the whistle for a sec when players are “entering the lane on the way to the basket” we can put them on the FT line as opposed to “nice move kid, ohh & you scored as well, now take it out & try again.”

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Can you tell me what unfair advantage is gained by the defense with contact on the wrist after the ball has left the hand? Does that contact affect the flight of the ball?

You've seen the release & the defensive hit that knocks the shooters hand sideways or vertically, I'm sure!
Our job is to judge whether that contact AFTER the release affected the shot.

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

In that case, I'd suggest that this entire debate is more about semantics than practical play calling.

I don't think anyone was suggesting passing on any/all contact just because the ball went in...just contact that was merely suspect.

+1


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