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Old Mon Feb 01, 2010, 04:37pm
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Intentionally missing a free throw ?

the player's team is 3 points down but he is fouled. he converts the first free throw than on the second one without any intent of making it he just throws the ball to the rim with power and the ball bounces right back to him.

is that a violation? Maybe in Europe it is, but what about NBA ?

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Old Mon Feb 01, 2010, 04:39pm
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i'd call it a good play. long as it hits the rim and ft shooter doesn't cross the line before it hits why would it be against the rules
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the player's team is 3 points down but he is fouled. he converts the first free throw than on the second one without any intent of making it he just throws the ball to the rim with power and the ball bounces right back to him.

is that a violation? Maybe in Europe it is, but what about NBA ?

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No it is not a violation at any level of basketball that I have ever seen. It is common, but you must hit the rim to not have a violation.

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I don't know about NBA, but in NFHS it's legal. Extremely tricky, but legal.
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the player's team is 3 points down but he is fouled. he converts the first free throw than on the second one without any intent of making it he just throws the ball to the rim with power and the ball bounces right back to him.

is that a violation? Maybe in Europe it is, but what about NBA ?
It's not a violation in Europe (FIBA).

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Old Mon Feb 01, 2010, 06:13pm
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No violation under NBA Rules

RULE NO. 9—FREE THROWS AND PENALTIES

Section I—Positions and Violations
a. When a free throw is awarded, an official shall put the ball in play by placing it at the disposal of the free throw shooter. The shooter shall be above the free throw line and within the upper half of the free throw circle. He shall attempt the free throw within 10 seconds in such a way that the ball enters the basket or touches the ring.

NBA Casebook
126. While attempting a free throw, Player A1 throws the ball extremely hard toward the basket in an attempt to deliberately miss the shot and gain possession. Is this legal?

Yes. The ball must make contact with the basket ring and all free throw provisions must be observed for this to be a legal play.
RULE 9 - SECTION I - b

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I don't know about NBA, but in NFHS it's legal. Extremely tricky, but legal.
I've seen more players try this and fail than do it correctly. Obviously, few practice it. I mean, gosh, how hard is it too just throw the ball real hard at the rim and get it back?
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I've seen more players try this and fail than do it correctly. Obviously, few practice it. I mean, gosh, how hard is it too just throw the ball real hard at the rim and get it back?
I've been around the block enough times to actually see a player in this situation make the shot.
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Old Mon Feb 01, 2010, 07:37pm
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I've been around the block enough times to actually see a player in this situation make the shot.
That would be 4,694 times to be exact.
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Just a few weeks ago, a partner told me he had a kid do this successfully (throw the ball off the rim on a free throw, catch it and immediately put it back in) to tie the game with just a few seconds left, but he had to disallow it on a violation because the shooter went over the line just a split second early. My partner said his call was really an "automatic reaction". He said he blew the whistle just as the ball was hitting the rim but the kid continued with the play because it all happened so fast.

I asked him if he called the violation just to try to avoid an OT. He just smiled, not to mean that's what happened, but to recognize that it was me asking the question.
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Old Tue Feb 02, 2010, 04:56am
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I asked him if he called the violation just to try to avoid an OT. He just smiled, not to mean that's what happened, but to recognize that it was me asking the question.
Of course you would have taken care of the business much earlier.

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