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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee
Hmm... you will then have to explain how 29.1.1 doesn't apply.
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I read from the 2008 edition of the rules:
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29.1.1 Whenever a player gains control of a live ball on the playing court, his team must attempt a shot for a field goal within twenty-four (24) seconds.
To constitute a shot for a field goal within twenty-four (24) seconds:
• The ball must leave the player's hand(s) before the twenty-four second device signal sounds, and
• After the ball has left the player's hand(s), the ball must touch the ring or enter the basket.
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Article 29.1.1 says explicitly (words in red) that the definition of shot for the purposes of the shot-clock rule is different from the usual one (articles 15.1 and 31.1.1).
The old formulation of 50.2 was "A shot for a field goal touches the ring unless the ball lodges on the basket support", the new one is "The ball touches the ring of the opponents' basket unless the ball lodges on the basket support". The point was specifically covered in the season's start meetings, at least in Italy.
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