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Originally posted by ChuckElias
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Originally posted by mick
Chuck,
I do not believe that you believe that.
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Not sure what I believe, but here's what I know:
SECTION 2 SCORING
ART. 1 . . . A successful try, tap or thrown ball that does not touch the floor, a teammate or official, from the field by a player who is located behind the team's own 19-foot, 9-inch line counts three points. Any other goal from the field counts two points for the team into whose basket the ball is thrown. See 4-5-4.
If the ball is thrown from behind the arc, and it doesn't touch the floor, teammate or official, the rule says it's 3 points. I also know what the casebook says. But this rule obviously and unambiguously states that it's 3 points.
If everybody agrees that the rule is worded incorrectly, and we all agree to call it some other way, fine. But the rule is crystal clear.
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And that is where knowing the intent of the rule comes in. The intent, as I think we all know, was to remove judgement from deciding whether a ball thrown at/near the basket was a try or a not. It's assumed to be worth 3 points....although the rule doesn't actually make it a try.
This rule was never intended to cover a thrown ball whose original trajectory was not towards the basket.