Two for the newbies, or anyone else

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Okay, let's take it a step further...

Last-second rebounding fury toward Team A's basket...

*A-1 taps the ball, which goes off B-2's head, buzzer sounds, ball goes in.
*B-1 taps the ball, which goes off A-1's head, buzzer sounds, ball goes in.

Basket good in the first example, no good in the second?

Presumably, it goes off the players head in each case while coming down after the tap. If so, no goal in either case. A1's try ended when it passed back below the rim (if it ever made it above the rim) and B-1's is not even a try. If A1's tap hit B2's head on the way up, B2 must be one very tall person.