Wow! That was quite a call. The key point is that a try ends when it hits the floor. The definition of a three ponter says that it has to be a try. If I understand correctly, A1 and A2 are both behind the 3 point line. A1 throws a pass to A2 that deflects off his head into the hoop. Weird play but it only counts as 2, correct?
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Originally posted by Mark Padgett:
JC is exactly right. I posted a similar incident quite a while ago. I had a game where A1, standing in his backcourt, heaved the ball toward his basket. The ball hit the floor at about his free throw line, bounced up, then hit the backboard and went in. The final horn sounded after the ball had hit the floor but before it went in. Coach A wanted a three, coach B screamed it was only a two, and I calmly explained to both of them that it was a zero. Only coach B was placated.
BTW, team A was behind by three at the time!