Two Points Or Three Points ...

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Good point. Purpose and intent.

I went back to the horse's mouth:

NFHS 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 deflection is not a pass, nor is it a try, nor is it thrown.

It could count as two points, but never three points.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I went back to the horse's mouth:

Three points shall be awarded for any ball thrown, passed, or shot from beyond the three point arc that passes through a team’s own basket. Where in most situations a try can be differentiated from a pass, to eliminate possible confusion this change should help to clarify by not requiring judgment as to whether the ball in flight was a pass or a try.

A deflection is not a pass, nor is it a try, nor is it thrown.

It could count as two points, but never three points.

Is this a reference to the original rules change?

Peace

[Robert Goodman]

Do any of you know of any actual case where an official ruled under the old standard, "I don't think you meant that one to go into the basket, so 2 points"?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Do any of you know of any actual case where an official ruled under the old standard, "I don't think you meant that one to go into the basket, so 2 points"?

From 1987-1988 (three point arc introduced) to the clarification in 2001-02 (didn't have to be an actual try (alley oop)) there were such real actual situations nationally.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Is this a reference to the original rules change?

Good catch. Sorry. I selected the wrong quote. I should have quoted the actual rule:

NFHS 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.

I fixed it.