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Message: [QUOTE="connie, post: 4256535, member: 7882"] I'm not convinced Brittany Smith made a bad decision. Looks like she double-clutched--probably due to pressure, nerves, indecisiveness, etc. But decision or no decision, I had to look this one up after the fact. According to the NCAA's [I]2021-22 and 2022-23 Women's Basketball Rules Book[/I], Rule 8, Sec. 5, Art. 1.b., "The free-thrower shall not purposely fake a try . . ." Any such purposeful try at a fake is a violation. Rule 9, Sec. 1., Art. 1.b. If this is the first (or only) violation, then "the ball becomes dead when the violation occurs and no point can be scored by that throw." Rule 9, Section I PENALTY, a. When no further freethrow is to be had, the ball is awarded to the opponents. Rule 9, Section I (PENALTY) a.1. As for lane violation(s), it looks as if Dorka and Sanders both simultaneously put a foot down on the lane prior to Smith releasing the ball, contrary to Rule 8, Sec. 5, Art. 1.e. (Best view of this is from the end line looking back at Smith. But it is very difficult to discern which player's foot made lane contact first.) If so, that is a violation by both players. Rule 9, Sec. 9, Art. 1.e. As per Rule 9, Sec. I PENALTY, c.: "If there is a simultaneous violation by each team, the ball becomes dead and no point can be scored. Remaining free throws are administered or play is resumed by the team entitled to the alternating-possession throw-in from the designated out-of-bounds spot nearest to where the simultaneous violation occurred." Assuming no "purposeful" fake, there was arguably a simultaneous violation by each team, the ball became dead, and Smith would have been entitled to another shot. (The dead ball means, in effect, her second shot was never taken.) If, however, her freethrow was a purposeful fake try, then dead ball, no point can be scored, and the ball goes over the UConn. Here, it did not appear to me that Smith purposely tried a fake shot (though I suppose that was impliedly the ref's call). In that event, she should have been entitled to another shot. Not saying this critically. I don't know how the refs can keep track of some much going on all at once, much less in the waning moments of a tournament game when weird stuff like this happens. [/QUOTE]

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