Blocked shot - Held ball or No call

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BryanV21

As soon as the ball leaves the shooter's hand it's a shot, and there's no team or player control during a shot. So I don't see how you can have anything but a "play on".

Then again, until the shooter returns to the floor he/she is an "airborne shooter". My guess is that the "airborne shooter" only comes into affect if there's a foul. But I could be wrong there.

No. It isn't necessarily a shot. If the defender knocks it out, rather than the "shooter" releasing it, I wouldn't call it a shot and team control continues....(edit) and player control briefly ends but starts again when the ball returned to the shooter's hands.

[BryanV21]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

No. It isn't necessarily a shot. If the defender knocks it out, rather than the "shooter" releasing it, I wouldn't call it a shot and team/player control continues.

I understand that that would be the case, but the wording in the OP makes it sound like the ball did leave the shooter's hand. That's how I took saying "it barely leaves the shooters hand"?.

[just another ref]

If the ball leaves the hands, no matter how briefly, player control is lost. The shooter may then grab the ball and return to the floor with no whistle, but there will be a lot of noise from the fans/opposing players and coach.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BryanV21

I understand that that would be the case, but the wording in the OP makes it sound like the ball did leave the shooter's hand. That's how I took saying "it barely leaves the shooters hand"?.

It left the hand due to the block, not the shooter releasing it in the form of a shot.

[BryanV21]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

It left the hand due to the block, not the shooter releasing it in the form of a shot.

I guess I misread the post.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BryanV21

I guess I misread the post.

Either way, it is legal for the shooter to land with the ball. The only difference would be statistical.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Either way, it is legal for the shooter to land with the ball. The only difference would be statistical.

If the shooter does not catch the ball in the air, the difference could be significant if there's a foul by the shooter or his teammate while the ball is loose.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Adam

If the shooter does not catch the ball in the air, the difference could be significant if there's a foul by the shooter or his teammate while the ball is loose.

True, but in the OP, it was caught....or at least that is how I read it.