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Old Sat Jun 26, 2021, 08:47am
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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Frankenstein (1931) ...

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Originally Posted by Nevadaref View Post
Such a play only works with the clock not running, or in NBA parlance, when the ball isn't ''live.'' ... But the clock was not running. This was not a live ball.
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Originally Posted by Jay R View Post
Actually the NBA uses the terms live and alive. On a free throw, the ball is live when at the disposal of the FT shooter and it becomes alive when the FT is released.
Makes it even more silly. Nevertheless, to paraphrase JRutledge, different level, different language.

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