Fun With Two Or Three Points ...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

The basket on the extra credit would not count because the try was over when it hit A2 on top of the head.

Agree.

4-41-4: 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.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

If the ball hit the head of A2 and he was clearly not anywhere near the basket then I believe it should be ruled a 2.

Won't agree, or disagree with you. I didn't have a prepared answer. I need to ponder it a while more.

Not sure what being "near the basket" has to do with the situation? To be clear, while A2 was not anywhere near the basket, neither was A1, they were both outside the three point arc. The disparity in the heights of both players and the closeness of shooter A1 to his screener, put screener A2's head in the way of the "normal" upward trajectory of A1's three point attempt.

While we allow a successful three point try, and a successful three point pass (alley-oop), do we allow a "successful" three point defection?