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Originally posted by pinchmaster
The two 12 by 8 inch boxes on the lowerend of the lane. For example, why are they 12+ 8.
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Why does it matter? It's just the size that was chosen.
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Why is that area neutral?
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To give the player in the first space more of an advantage.
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Can you stand on them but not break the plane?
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NCAA - Yes.
NFHS - No.
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Were they always part of the lane or some new rule written later on?
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Always? Well, I doubt that Dr. Naismith had them in his original 13 rules.
Why so much interest in something that means so little?
[Edited by BktBallRef on Feb 26th, 2005 at 08:19 PM]