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Old Thu Jan 28, 2010, 07:30am
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Originally Posted by bob jenkins View Post
Yes. There are case plays on "tapping" the ball to the basket (most, I think, occur on a rebound at the end of a period). The same logic applies.
If I recall correctly, over twenty-five years ago, a tap was not treated the same as a try, i.e., no control on a tap. I was glad when they changed the rule so that both are treated the same.
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