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Originally Posted by amusedofficial
One can shoot long field goals all day, every day. Jerry Lucas could turn a game around by shooting from outside because it brought the other team's big guys out of the lane.
Shoot outside all you want, no rule has ever prohibited or discouraged the practrice.
I just do not now,nor have I ever, understood why such a shot deserves more points than other successful field goals.
Shall we award a run and a half on a successful steal of home? How about nine points for a touchdown on a run from scrimmage from inside your own 20? Maybe unassisted goals ought to be worth three goals to make up for the assists not awarded.
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Just stirring the pot a little here, but FWIW, basketball isn't the only sport that does this.
And mathematically speaking, the margin for error (and therefore, difficulty) increases the further away from the goal the shooter is.