Do I shoot in my basket or my opponents' basket? I'm sure this is in the definitions section, could you please cite the rule? (Yes, I DO have a book. It's at the school; I'm not.)

In basketball, your basket is the basket you shoot at.

In football, your end zone is the one that you defend.

BktBallRef is correct. Your rule reference would be 4-5-1 which reads as follows:

<I> A team's own basket is the one into which it's players try to throw the ball.</I>

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In most games, the emphasis is on the word try. ;)

NFHS, NCAA, and NBA/WNBA: A team attempts to throw the ball into its basket.

FIBA: A team attempts to throw the ball into its opponents basket.

Sorry, Mark, I can't quite understand you. You're speaking metric again. :D

Knock off the metric put downs. The metric system is a system of measurement. And it is far superior to the English system.

Regarding baskets, it is just a matter how the different rules committees define whose basket is whose. All I did is point out how these definitions are in the different rules codes. It appears that the U.S.A./Canada based codes (NBCOUSAC, NFHS, NCAA, NBA/WNBA) wants the teams to shoot at their own baskets and defend their opponents baskets. The rest of the world wants just the opposite.

FYI: NBCOUSAC -- National Basketball Committee of the United States and Canada, which split into the NFHS and NCAA in 1978 or 79, I can never remember without looking at my old rules books.

Dude, where's my sense of humor?!

Somebody needs a nap! :)

I do believe that Mark's "sense of humor" transplant operation has just been officially declared a failure.:D

What are you - the international PR person for the European Union? ;)

Besides, you're confusing "superior" with "easy". Personally, I enjoy the challenge of the English system. Any trained monkey can understand the metric system. Where's the fun in that?

"Metric" is not just a system of measurement, it's a way of life. The reason we make fun of it is because of the arrogance of FEEBLE in calling themselves the governing body for international basketball. Says who? My association never recognized them. Besides, basketball is a North American sport, invented by a Canadian in the U.S. The Euros should stick to that sport where you can't use your hands and no one ever scores.

And, while we're at it - all the Euro players that come to the NBA should take a side trip to Wheel Of Fortune and buy a few vowels.

As far as I'm concerned, FEEBLE can take their trapazoid and shove it.

OOOOHH - that would hurt. :p

Wha? That sounds like my days attending a Catholic High
School.

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And, while we're at it - all the Euro players that come to the NBA should take a side trip to Wheel Of Fortune and buy a few vowels.

Ah, my dear Watson, yet another clue!

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As far as I'm concerned, FEEBLE can take their trapazoid and shove it. OOOOHH - that would hurt. :p

I think Tony is right, both Marks could do with a 15
deci-hour nap!

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Originally posted by Mark Padgett And, while we're at it - all the Euro players that come to the NBA should take a side trip to Wheel Of Fortune and buy a few vowels.

Ah, my dear Watson, yet another clue!

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HAHA - fooled ya' again. Give it up - it's not I, er, I mean me.

BTW - I liked your Catholic school comment. Worthy of me, and that's high praise indeed. :)

Also BTW - here's another instance of Euro arrogance. I used to work at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. At one point, we had an exhibit on "time". In the exhibit, it stated that the units we use to measure time (seconds, minutes, etc.) were metric. The reason? The International Metric Association said so!!!!

I used to puke on that exhibit. :P

Ancient Chinese Proverb:
"If you don't want anyone to get your goat, don't let them know where it's tied."

Ancient French Proverb:
"We don't have to spend money on our own defense or let the U.S. use our airspace. If anything goes wrong, the Americans will bail our asses out just like they always do - besides, we have soccer, er, I mean football."

Did you see this quote from one of the sitcoms last week? I didn't see which one, only read the quote. At breakfast, someone said, "This French toast is great. In fact, it's so French it keeps surrendering to the German sausage."

Damn, now I'm getting political. Sorry. Eventually, this will become a basketball board again. Stay tuned.