A rule that i can't find the answer for.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

At that time it was strictly a judgment call as to whether it was a shot or a pass. Of course the coach would disagree with the official's judgment. The call went against him.

This is still a judgment call for determining whether the launcher gets two or three free throws. "Was he shooting or passing" may not matter once the ball goes in, but it matters on the foul.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

This is still a judgment call for determining whether the launcher gets two or three free throws. "Was he shooting or passing" may not matter once the ball goes in, but it matters on the foul.

Great point. I never considered that situation.

[BillyMac]

From BillyMac: Was there ever a time, even for a very brief period of time, when a defensive player, jumping from the two point area of the court, touching a try from behind the three point line, where the try counted as only two points?

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

1) Not to my recollection. BayStateRef gave you the right info above. Up to the 2001-02 season, to score a 3 on a ball tipped by a defender standing inside the arc, you had to rule that it was a "try" or a "tap". If you judged it to be a "pass" or a "throw", you scored a 2. In the 2001-02 season, the FED took the judgment out of the call by adding a "pass" or "throw" to the situations when you still score a 3.

Thanks BayStateRef, and Jurassic Referee. I guess I was dreaming about a problem with the initial three point rule, or mixing it up with the pass, or try, problem.

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