Would you call a foul if it will give disadvantage to the team fouled?

[potato]

Originally Posted by Valley Man

Don't forget the crap you will get from A coach, bench, and fans if A2 misses the easy layup and you passed on the foul so not to take it away

well i never said anything about waiting to see if the layup misses or not, just simply would you have the play go on or call a foul.

Originally Posted by potato

I know you guys go by the book and will call a foul when there's a foul, but would you ever consider the situation before deciding whether to call a foul or play on? I know sometimes for a shooting foul the refs would wait and see how the shot goes to determine if body contacts affected the shot.

But for example a scenario where:

A1 (offense) passes B1 and goes for a wide open layup, B2 sees that B1 lost the guy and intends to go for a hard foul by jumping into A1 without establishing legal position, A1 sees B2 coming for him and spots his teammate A2 wide open under the basket, passes the ball to A2 while A1 & B2 collides into each other while A2 receives the ball, in this case you would call a blocking foul on B2 or play on so A2 can proceed with an easy basket?

I would either hold my whistle until A2 begins upward motion then call a common foul or call an intentional right away. I don't think team A could be disappointed getting two shots and the ball despite losing a chance at an easy layup.

[potato]

well since A1 is already up in the air, he can actually do what normal players do throw the ball up for a shooting foul, but sometimes you can't gauge if there will be contact or not if B1 jumps from further away and you aren't guaranteed the refs will call it, since sometimes the refs only calls after looking at how the shot went, so if there's an open A2 under the basket it would be safer to pass it before impact, intentional foul or not, there's also no guarantee, in the final minutes these calls can change the outcome of a game.

Originally Posted by AremRed

I would either hold my whistle until A2 begins upward motion then call a common foul or call an intentional right away. I don't think team A could be disappointed getting two shots and the ball despite losing a chance at an easy layup.

[Tio]

Fouls are fouls regardless of when/where they occur. If you deem the play marginal then it sounds like the best decision is to pass. If you think the contact is illegal you need to put a whistle on it. I would have a patient whistle and be sure to know the status of the ball - in shooting motion or on floor.

[Adam]

A worthy discussion, so I cleaned it up a bit.