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Old Sat Oct 02, 2004, 08:04pm
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Originally posted by Jimgolf

The casebook refers to "throwing" the ball against the backboard, not "shooting". In this situation, it is a legitimate (if misguided) try for a goal.
What BktBallRef said!

Rule 4-40-2- "A try for field goal is an attempt by a player to score two or three ponts by throwing the ball into a team's OWN basket".
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