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[just another ref]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

If you are unable to release the try, how are you able to pass the ball?

Peace

The guy who fouled him was defending the shot, not the pass.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by just another ref

The guy who fouled him was defending the shot, not the pass.

Huh?

Now where is that rules based?

Peace

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Huh?

Now where is that rules based?

Peace

We're not talking about rules here. We're talking about hypothetical situations. You asked how a player was able to release the ball on a pass who was not able to release it on a try. There was a 6' 10" 275 pound guy who stood between the shooter and the goal, and in this case committed a foul in the process. Other directions were unobstructed.

I don't see why this is hard to understand.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by just another ref

The guy who fouled him was defending the shot, not the pass.

That, and the foul sometimes puts a player in a position not conducive to a anything but a curcus shot, so he decides to pass because the whistle has not blown.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Adam

That, and the foul sometimes puts a player in a position not conducive to a anything but a curcus shot, so he decides to pass because the whistle has not blown.

I see players put up ridiculous shots all the time in an effort to get FTs instead of the ball being put out of bounds.

Peace