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Old Fri Nov 12, 2004, 02:46pm
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Originally posted by Rick Durkee

2. Rule 4-20-3 states, among other things, that a free throw ends, "...when it is certain the try will not be successful, when the try touches the floor...". My experience is that usually (I said usually!) a rule is in the book for a reason, but I can't think of a scenario where the ball would hit the floor before it would be certain that the try would not be successful.

Rick
Free thrower bounces the ball off the floor into the basket.
That was an exam question for many years. [/B]
I know, someone emailed me the answer to it.
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