Blocked Shot?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

I think you're right that if A1 is in contact with the floor when he's stripped he can't become an airborne shooter. He ceases to be in the act of shooting once he no longer has the ball and is still touching the floor.

However, if he left the floor before the strip, wouldn't he then be an airborne shooter? Or, is a strip sufficiently different from a block that he hasn't released the ball on a try?

It may be a quirk in the rules, but it's clear that an airborne player must be either attempting to release a try or have already released the try in order to be considered an airborne shooter. Even if he had gone airborne prior to having the ball stolen, the fact that he lost the ball prior to releasing a try means he isn't an airborne shooter any longer.

Not any different really, than a shooter who changes his mind and passes the ball.