[ChuckElias]

Here's the applicable case:

*4.15.4 SITUATION C: After dribbling and coming to a stop, A1 throws the ball: (a) against the opponent's backboard and catches the rebound; (b) against an official, immediately recovers the ball and dribbles again; or (c) against his/her own backboard in an attempt to score (try), catches the rebound and dribbles again. RULING: A1 has violated in both (a) and (b). Throwing the ball against the opponent's backboard or an official constitutes another dribble, provided A1 is first to touch the ball after it strikes the official or the board. In (c), the action is legal. Once the ball is released on the try, there is no player or team control, therefore, A1 can recover the rebound and begin a dribble.

Interestingly, this case was changed this season without any fanfare. In previous years, there was no reference to "in an attempt to score". The ruling had nothing to do with team control. Last year's case (exact same citation) states that: "In (c), the action is legal as a player's own backboard is treated the same as touching the floor inbounds, but does not constitute a part of a dribble. (9-5)" That whole rationale about not consituting part of a dribble was deleted this year; and the language about "on a try" was added.

Does this change the way we adjudicate this play? Or does it mean that we automatically assume that when a player throws the ball off his/her own backboard, it was a try?