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Originally Posted by mbyron
5-2-1:
"A successful try, tap or thrown ball from the field by a player who
is located behind the team's own 19-foot, 9-inch arc counts three points. A ball
that touches the floor, a teammate inside the arc, an official, or any other goal
from the field counts two points for the team into whose basket the ball is thrown."
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Camron Rust
We've been round and round on this before and there is a difference of opinion.
Many (perhaps most) feel the "thrown ball" rule is written with the assumption that the ball is thrown toward the area of the basket....and that a deflection that redirects the ball to the basket is no longer a "thrown ball"....particularly a deflection on a ball that is not going above the rim or is on its way down. The purpose of this rule is NOT to turn a wild deflection into 3 points but to take the judgement out of the case where a ball, as released, may or may not have been a try but goes directly into the basket....and that a brush (not a redirection) by a defender doesn't change the status of the thrown ball.
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That is a lot to read in to rule 5-2-1.
I agree the rule was written to take the judgement out. Taking the position above is adding a lot of judgement back in.
IMO, 5-2-1 and 5.2.1C(b) in the case book gives us only one choice. Count it as 3.