Tue Mar 17, 2009, 02:28pm
|
|
Official Forum Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Champaign, IL
Posts: 5,687
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrapper1
But as you just pointed out above, we no longer judge whether it might be a try. That was "the whole point of the rule change", as you stated. That's precisely why they included the words "any thrown ball" in the rule -- so you don't judge whether it might be a try. If the ball is thrown from the floor beyond the arc and goes in the basket, it's three points. Period.
We all know what they INTENDED the rule to be. But that's not what the rule IS. They wrote it badly. It needs to be re-written to correspond with the case plays.
|
You just made my entire point, Scrappy. Thanks!! 
__________________
M&M's - The Official Candy of the Department of Redundancy Department.
(Used with permission.)
|