Two Points Or Three Points ...

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

In this case, this extremely obscure play can highlight the fundamental aspect of the rule, which for some, but not all, may make the rule fundamental easier to remember, and thus, easier to apply in all situations.

5-2-1: A successful try, tap or thrown ball from the field by a player who is located behind the team’s own 19-foot, 9-inch arc counts three points. A ball that touches the floor, a teammate inside the arc, an official, or any other goal from the field counts two points for the team into whose basket the ball is thrown.

Back when I was on the the rules training committee for rookies preparing to take the rules test, to highlight the one of the differences between basket interference and goaltending we often discussed possible basket interference or goaltending on a throw in.

I've never seen a possible basket interference or goaltending on a throw in in forty-plus years of officiating, nor have I seen it in all my years as a player and coach (beginning in the mid 1960's), but the discussion of such is a valuable tool for fundamental rule instruction.

My job now is to train. I use realistic and/or actual situations to reinforce fundamentals and I don't allow trainees or conversations with trainees to go down rabbit holes.