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Old Wed Nov 21, 2018, 04:05pm
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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Tap The Ball Into The Basket ...

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Originally Posted by DrPete View Post
We used to administer jump balls at both ends of the court at the free throw lines for held balls. That's why part of the definition of when a jump ball ends includes touching the basket or backboard.
Back then, during jump ball mismatches at the free throw line, I had jumpers try to tap the ball into the basket. Never had a player successfully do it but they tried.

Posts like this are probably making Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. tear up.

Hey Mark T. DeNucci, Sr., there's no crying in basketball (with apologies to Tom Hanks).
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