Thread: Basket Counts ?
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Old Sat Feb 25, 2012, 06:59am
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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Do You Get It Now ???

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Originally Posted by BillyMac View Post
The try ends when the throw is successful, when it is certain the
throw is unsuccessful, when the thrown ball touches the floor or when the ball
becomes dead.
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Originally Posted by Snaqwells View Post
Certainly a rule reference, it just doesn't say what he's asking.
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Originally Posted by JetMetFan View Post
The closest they come is a try ending when it's apparent it won't be successful.
I thought that it was a relevant citation. So did JetMetFan.

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Originally Posted by just another ref View Post
There's a case play which tells us that when the 3 attempt is touched by the teammate inside the arc it counts 2, so I'm applying that logic here, took some liberty in calling it a pass, maybe. But, what else could it be?
just another ref's post is worth further investigation. At this point, I don't have a strong opinion, so I'll just sit back and be a spectator. Extra butter, please.
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Last edited by BillyMac; Sat Feb 25, 2012 at 07:21am.
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