Wrong basket

[sseltser]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

a set shot toward the wrong basket, never lifting his pivot foot off the floor.

I believe this is key... never thought of it before. Thanks

[Johnny Ringo]

BillyMac, I would say that would be a legal play. The "set shot" would be the start of the dribble, and since they continued the dribble when the ball hit the floor and did not catch and start a NEW dribble - what you described is an illegal dribble.

[shutupneff]

And if a player attempts a jump shot at the wrong basket and gets their own rebound, it's a violation because the dribble was started with the pivot foot off the ground, right?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by shutupneff

And if a player attempts a jump shot at the wrong basket and gets their own rebound, it's a violation because

It's a violation because the pronoun doesn't agree with the antecedent.

[shutupneff]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

It's a violation because the pronoun doesn't agree with the antecedent.

Boo! Hiss!






[HEDGE BET]Just in case you weren't being jocular, I was just trying to keep it gender neutral[/HEDGE BET]

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by shutupneff

[HEDGE BET]Just in case you weren't being jocular, I was just trying to keep it gender neutral[/HEDGE BET]

Worthy goal, but not an excuse for bad grammar. If you make your pronouns plural, change their antecedents accordingly:
"And if players attempt a jump shot at the wrong basket and get their own rebound...."

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Worthy goal, but not an excuse for bad grammar. If you make your pronouns plural, change their antecedents accordingly:
"And if players attempt a jump shot at the wrong basket and get their own rebound...."

What if she was the player, er, were the players, er, whatever?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Worthy goal, but not an excuse for bad grammar. If you make your pronouns plural, change their antecedents accordingly:
"And if players attempt a jump shot at the wrong basket and get their own rebound...."

We need a gender-neutral pronoun. We used to have one, but apparently it too closely resembled the masculine pronoun.