2 point goal or 3 point goal?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by shawn29
In 5.1.1.A A pass, a tap or a try for field goal by A1 comes down several feet in front of the basket. I didnt take that to mean that it bounced from outside the 3 point line. 5.2.1.B makes me think this is a 3 point basket by saying that in this play it is 3 regardless of whether the thrown ball was an actual try for goal. Can you shed anymore light on this for me. Thanx again.

Shawn, it doesn't matter where it bounces. If it bounces, the 3-point try is over.

The language in 5.1.1 is very explicit-- "The tap or the try for for field goal by A1 ends when the ball touches the floor but a field goal is sometimes not the result of a tap or try".

Rule 5-2-1 is also very explicit--"A ball that touches the floor....counts two points for the team into whose basket the ball is thrown".