BYU @ Gonzaga: Held Ball or Foul (Video)
 

2/28/14. ESPN2.

At 11:35 in the first half, a Gonzaga player goes to the deck to gather a loose ball in his front court. He looks to have possession when a BYU player comes in from behind and "piles on." T has a good look, properly closes down on the play, but then (IMO) bails out the BYU player by opting for a held ball.

The fans in Spokane have a very high basketball IQ, and they were not pleased. I can't say I blame them, but I'd like to hear what others have to say on this one. Cheers!

UPDATE: Very similar play at 4:29 in the first, but this time the foul was called on BYU. My question is, how was it any different?

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Play 1: Foul.

Play 2: Held ball.

Pretty much lol.

Guessing they came together and someone suggested they should've had a foul on the first one...so they made sure to get something similar later.

I have a held ball in both.

In the first play, it looks like the defender from the back "reaches over" and gets the ball rather than just lands on the white player.

I have a foul on both plays. Players just land on players already on the floor.

Peace

Agreed. I have a foul on the first one, but I can understand why he didn't.

On the 2nd play, I don't think that's close to a foul, unless there had been some really rough play up to that point and he just wanted to send a message.

Play one: Fouled by two players, take your pick

Play two: Foul by one player.

Why should they get to dive on top of someone just bc they want the ball and/or the opposition is on the floor?

Play one: Multiple foul ;).

Play two: Foul. I see blue landing on white before possession is obtained.

I agree