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Old Yesterday, 11:47am
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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What's Good For The Goose Is Good For The Gander ...

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Originally Posted by Raymond View Post
The ball failed to hit the rim on a free throw attempt. Why can't we just call the violation on the shooting team?
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Originally Posted by BillyMac View Post
Good idea, seems simple ...
Nobody should be touching the ball during a free throw attempt, offense or defense.

Verboten!

That's why it's called a free throw, free of any interference.

Been that way for at least forty-four years, always very harshly penalized with a technical foul.

In regard to free throws, why change the rule?

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!



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