After the shot Foul

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by The_Rookie

Hello, Recent game, A4 shoots a 3 and B2 crashes into A4 after the ball is released. Need some help on distinction when the foul is on the shot versus after the shot.

Here's one that is missed all too often due to some officials' tendencies to prioritize following the shot to the basket. Doesn't it sometimes happen that the 3 pointer gets launched, the shooter is displaced backwards onto the floor, and nobody sees for sure why? Least of which -- the one responsible for catching it?
Real important for the PCA official on that one to keep tabs on the shooter and related defender to catch that stuff -- even to determine whether or not the shooter flopped on it. Some have taught that the three point attempt signal doesn't go up until the shooter returns to the floor, as a tool whereby attention to the shooter/defender is maintained before looking to see if the shot is successful.
But then again, I'm preaching to the choir.