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Originally posted by Lee Jones on 11-15-1999 02:56 PM
Joe made the comment that the ball in cases A and B went in the basket "accidentally". This has no bearing at all on this play. In all circumstances where A shoots the ball into B's basket, it can only be a maximum of 2 points, because shooting the ball into the opponent's goal is not a try. A try must be attempted at a team's basket.
Actually Lee, the fact that in the second scenario the touch was 'accidental" does have a bearing on the number of points. If the touching by B1 was to attempt to direct the ball into B's basket, then it qualifies as a "tap" and 3 points would be awarded. Since it was just a deflection and therefore "accidental", it's only two. As I have said before on other posts, I have never seen a 3-point "tap" and would love to do so someday.
Mon Nov 15, 1999, 04:12pm
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