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I like the old casebook ruling better.
The reason is that it simply said that throwing the ball against the team’s own backboard was a legal play. There were no other complications.
Now that this action constitutes a try, if a player is fouled during such action we have to award FTs.
Think about this. A player who is clearly passing the ball towards a teammate for an attempted lob & dunk would not be entitled to FTs, if he is fouled while throwing this pass, should the ball strike the ring or accidentally enter the basket, but would now get FTs if the ball hits the top of the backboard.
This is an awful casebook ruling that merely takes judgment away from experienced officials.
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