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Originally posted by JRutledge
There was a play that happen in the NBA in the mid-80s, where a NY Knick player made a shot with .7 seconds on the clock, against the Chicago Bulls to win the game. The NBA was the first to make a rule that you could not "catch and shoot" with a certain amount on the clock. I think there original rule was .7 seconds, like our current .3 seconds rule. They might have changed it later, but that is where the .7 comes from. I cannot think of the player that hit this "famous" shot that changed everything. But on replay and with a clock, you could tell the clock was not started properly and this brought on the change.
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Incorrect. The game was played on MLK holiday Monday in 1990 at MSG. There was only .1 seconds on the clock. Trent Tucker caught the ball in the corner, turned, shot, and hit a 3 to win the game, all in 1/10th of a second. Within a week, the NBA posted an interpretation that a shot could not be caught and released with less than .3 seconds on the clock.
The NBA rule is not the same as the NFHS rule. And there were not .7 seconds on the clock.
EDIT: Sorry PA Coach. I posted after reading Rut's reply but before reading yours. But I watched the game and remember it well. And you're 100% correct that there was never a .7 seconds rule.
[Edited by BktBallRef on Dec 11th, 2003 at 01:37 PM]