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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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I'm glad other people have chimed in already on this, and I agree with them. I'm not sure if this will help, but consider this - a shot attempt is considered an attempt at that team's designated basket. Let's say A1 gets confused and takes a shot towards B's basket (most common example is after the opening tip and A1 goes the wrong way). As A1 is going up for the "shot", B1 fouls A1. It is not considered a shooting foul, because A1 was not shooting at their designated basket. Hopefully someone can give me the case number or rule number on that, because I don't have my books with me, but I know it's in there. So, using that logic, the defender who tips the shot cannot be considered a "shooter" because they are not "shooting" at their basket. So it doesn't matter where their position is on the floor relative to the 3-point line. I believe there is also a mention about tipped shots in the timing section. If A1 releases a try (say a 3-point attempt), the horn goes off, it is then tipped by the defense and goes in, the 3-point shot still counts.