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The rule change really doesn't make this play easier to officiate, there are more factors involved than just saying once the ball hits the rim its free to play.
If the ball is tapped in, the officials have to know whether the ball was above or within the ring as this will affect how many points are awarded. Additionally, on a final free throw, the TIMER must know whether the ball is above or within the ring as the clock would not start if the ball is within the basket, but would start above the basket. There is also a very big potential of having a game "stolen" with a free throw near the end of the game by tapping in a 1pt free throw above the ring and it being scored a 2pt and winning by 1pt as nearly happened in the D-Leage Western Conf Finals last week.
There are way more parts to refereeing these plays than just saying "ok, boys it hit the ring, go get it."
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