“Ataman is right to protest – Shouldn’t have been three shots in either of Baldwin’s phases”

Incorrect and them two phases that happened yesterday in the game of Panathinaikos against Maccabi with Baldwin winning three foul shots taken against him deemed to be the Todd Warnick. The former Euroleague referee spoke to Donatas Urbonas and pointed out that in both cases the American acehe feels like he’s going to be fouled and despite the fact that he’s not in the process of shooting he tries and manages to win three free throws on both occasionswhile in the first case there is also a technical penalty to Ataman for the protests.

“These are plays that the NBA got rid of a few years ago. Baldwin had no intention of shooting a 3-pointer from mid-court“, the old referee initially states and then elaborates:

“As we can see in the first phase there is a foul by Antetonkunbo. The referee who has the best angle does not indicate with his whistle that the player is attempting to shoot. The foul is shown by the referee who is in the midfield but sees Antetokounmpo’s back and in fact cannot see the contact and when this contact took place. First this referee shows that the player is trying to shoot, although he does not have a good angle and then as a good member of the team the other referee also shows the foul. But the contact is before Wade finishes his dribble”states and continues:

“In those situations where the player is far enough away from the basket, Wade just smells those phases and what’s going to happen and tries to show that he’s in the process of shooting. After contact he simply throws the ball and the referee gives three shots. Unfortunately not a correct decision for the referees Baldwin is not in the process of shooting when he is fouled.

We have to be quite careful in these phases. We must be sure that the player is in the process of shooting as prescribed by the regulations. And the regulations also state that the player must have finished the dribble and it is a jump move. He should have just called Antetokounmpo a foul, which would have meant 2 shots because it was the 5th team foul of the period. We have another phase of the same. Wade smells the foul that… is coming”reports.