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Originally posted by djmceltic
I am not disputing your answer for #2 but it really makes no sense. What's the difference between a defender tipping the ball in or a player on the same team tipping the ball in. Either way the real shooter is the person who touched the ball last.
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Hmmmm, I'm going to have to disagree with that. The guy who partially blocks a shot that goes in doesn't get the points in the scorebook. The guy who took the shot did.
The difference between the offense and defense tipping the ball before it goes in is this: one is an attempt by the offense to score, the other is a failed attempt to defend against the shot. In the case of the offense, it would be illogical and unfair to award 3 points if the shot were "helped in" by a teammate inside 2 point territory. In the case of the defense, it's all or nothing. If you don't want your opponent to have the three points, you'd better block it all the way.
In fact, I cannot think of a single instance where the defense can do anything that lessens the number of points scored by their opponents. But I can think of several things they could do that would give them the opportunity to score more
It's late, I don't know if the "logic" of my arguments is at all compelling. If not, somebody more awake will be by soon.