Deflected Throw-In: 2 or 3 Points?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

A throw-in is not this.

Agree. And we all know that one can't score directly from a throwin, but the throwin ended when the defensive player touched it.

So as soon as the defensive player touches the throwin the throwin is over, so how would one now describe the "status" of the ball from that point? Maybe a "thrown ball"? Maybe not?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

… we all know that one can't score directly from a throwin, but the throwin ended when the defensive player touched it ...

As a side note, of course we all realize that if a buzzer ending the period sounds between the defensive touch and before the ball enters the basket that the goal does not count because it's not a try.