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Originally posted by Camron Rust
I can actually support Indy's position with the rules (emphasis mine)...
9-1-3: He/she shall throw within 10 seconds, and in such a way that the ball enters the basket or touches the ring before the free throw ends.
4-20-3: The free throw ends when the try is successful, when it is certain the try will not be successful, when the ball touches the floor or any player, or when the ball becomes dead.
So, according to these two rule, when the official determines that it will not be successful and it has not yet hit the rim, it is a violation. When can the official be certain that it will not be successful? If the ball is passing below the front of the rim then hits the back iron from the bottom, I'd bet that just about anyone can tell well before it gets there. Even when it is going towards the front but below the level of the ring, it is prettly obvious.
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Yup,and in both cases,you would penalize the violation by the shooting team. And in both cases, that penalty would not allow that team to again commit that
same violation. That's the difference in the two cases. Team A cannot possibly turn this into an actionless contest because they
cannot repeat their violation,once or continually. Even if they violate on a following FT, that is a completely separate violation and can't possibly be considered as being repeatable because it is a different violation.
In other words, these rule citations does not support Indy's position because A can
never repeat their violation,and thus turn the game into a farce.
[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Oct 23rd, 2003 at 10:04 PM]