I got one right!

[Slider]

You did perfectly.

Waiting to see whether the FT goes in before making the call is nonsense. Either there is a violation or there isn't.

Just like you are OOB or IB, we don't wait to call it based on what you do after stepping out.

[Lotto]

...of something that's been nagging me for a while.

Here's NCAA Rule 9-1.2:

g . Players occupying any of the legal marked lane spaces on each side of the lane may break the vertical plane of a lane-space boundary once the free-thrower has released the ball. (See Rule 8-1.)
h . Players occupying a marked lane space may not have either foot beyond the vertical plane of the outside edge of any lane boundary or beyond the vertical plane of any edge of space (2 x 36 inches) designated by a lane space mark or beyond the vertical plane of any edge of the lane until the ball is released by the free-thrower.

Note that part (h) is new this year.

My question: Why is part (h) in there at all? It seems to just repeat what is already covered by part (g), but only for feet. (Why say that a player may break the plane on release unless they are not allowed to before the release?)

A variation on the same theme: What about players who stick their arms into an opponent's lane or into the paint before a free throw? Do you say anything? What if two players are playing the arm slap game?

What's your opinion?

[Slider]

I believe they wrote the rule that way because they wanted to be clear that even if you were in an "illegal" lane space, you still may not violate the planes.

It would have been simpler to just totally re-write (g).

As far as contact, let the incidental go, and don't allow anything that you wouldn't normally allow between two opponents when neither has the ball.

Once the shot goes up, any "slapping" might be a foul.


[Edited by Slider on Jan 20th, 2002 at 07:37 PM]