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Old Fri Nov 11, 2022, 09:29am
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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Literal Interpretation ...

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I have a sneaking suspicion that two of my incorrect answers involved me intentionally substituting the word backboard for the word basket/ring (based on purpose and intent)
I should have listened to Nevadaref and ilyazhito:

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Originally Posted by Nevadaref View Post
I would treat the ball striking only the ring the same as if the player merely tossed the ball up into the air and caught it again. My reasoning for doing such is that the rules book specifies backboard in the passage which states that action constitutes a dribble ... the ring/basket is not mentioned … the ball striking the ring is not automatically considered a try for goal.
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Originally Posted by ilyazhito View Post
Touching the ring and touching the backboard are mostly similar, but there are ... situations where there is a difference.
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