Double Dribble

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by Nevadaref
[/B]

To prove my point consider the play in which A1 is behind the 3 pt. line and throws the ball into the lane where it hits B1 in the head and then goes into the basket without ever touching the floor. The correct ruling is that this counts for three points. If your interpretation of 4-4-4 were correct, this would only be two points since the ball would have "hit" the floor when it bounced off B1's head.
[/B][/QUOTE]This is your original post,Nevada.Please compare it your post above.Please note your use of the word "legally" in your post above,as well as in the rule that you quoted.Please ask yourself the very simple question "can any player LEGALLY touch a ball if it is on the way down,and what happens if they do?" For B1 to "legally" touch the ball in this case, then the ball must still be on the way up and B1's head must have been,at a very minimum,more than 10 feet up when the ball hit it. Please tell us how many eleven foot tall basketball players you have seen lately!

You have no rules basis to make the claim that you are making.

[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Jan 16th, 2003 at 06:25 AM]