Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap (Post 561839)

The coach probably wondered if he could decline the violation, I bet.

Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch (Post 561827)

I'll give you a one in a million shot...did a boys Varsity game this month, the inside guy put up a floater shot...it bounced on the back fringe of the rim...and just sat there. When partner blew it dead, and signaled held ball (for the AP), one of the players from the opposing team told me not to worry, he would get it down. He was only 6'2" (maybe an inch taller) and jumped straight up, and grabbed it and brought it down for me. Now all of that was one in a million!

Originally Posted by Freddy (Post 561653)

Monday, avidly observing the game before ours, I witnessed a free throw attempt in which the ball lodged between the rim and the backboard. While calculating the odds of that ever happening again (about a kazzilion to one, I figure), I noticed the ball was awarded for a throw in based on the AP arrow.

I find no mention of this situation in either the rulebook or the casebook, and I assume this procedure to resume play is correct.

Anybody know of any reason why going with is AP arrow on this is not correct in this one-in-a-million situation?

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle (Post 562062)

It would seem the odds are about a kazillion to two. It happened in one of my games this morning. Weird.

Originally Posted by Freddy (Post 562070)

Are "a kazillion to two" and "half a kazillion to one" equivalent?

I'd never heard of this happening before, and now it's happened twice in a week. We've got some kind of an Art Bell thing going on here or something.

Originally Posted by Nevadaref (Post 562119)

Either two or three seasons ago, I had it happen TWICE in the same game!

Originally Posted by BillyMac (Post 562123)

Now, you're making that up. Why would you be trying to increase your post total when you're already an esteemed member?