3 Point line Rule History?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by letemplay

Were officials mechanics the same as now far as 3-PT signals?

No. We would raise both arms when the try went up and then raise a third arm if the try was successful.


Mark:

Thats cold, real cold.

MTD, Sr.

[APG]

Originally Posted by amusedofficial

Whatever the date is, it looms as one of the darkest days in the history of the sport, right up there with adoption of the possession arrow.

I have never understood people who think ill of the three point shot.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by mark padgett

no. We would raise both arms when the try went up and then raise a third arm if the try was successful.

+10

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by APG

I have never understood people who think ill of the three point shot.

I don't either.

Peace

[amusedofficial]

Basketball is a game, not a skills competition. I don't like it because a field goal is a field goal is a field goal, and awarding a long shot 50 percent more points than a basket you work for destroys the essential balance of the game.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by amusedofficial

Basketball is a game, not a skills competition. I don't like it because a field goal is a field goal is a field goal, and awarding a long shot 50 percent more points than a basket you work for destroys the essential balance of the game.

All nice except that the game was changing anyway. The purpose of the 3-point line was not to make longs shots worth more but to open up the lane. The interior game was becoming increasingly clogged up. With bigger players, it just wasn't the same as the game was designed. By creating a more valuable long distance shot, it spread the game back out again and actually made it more possible to run intricate plays for interior shots.

[bainsey]

I went to high school in Maine and South Carolina. In South Carolina (a private school league), the 3-point line (same distance as today) was brought in my junior year, 1983-84. Maine picked it up when the NFHS adopted it.

[letemplay]

Originally Posted by mark padgett

no. We would raise both arms when the try went up and then raise a third arm if the try was successful.

That's good...hope the table can see your third limb

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by amusedofficial

Basketball is a game, not a skills competition.

Yes, it's a game - a game you win based on how well you utilize your skills. Are you saying they shouldn't have widened the lane either, when George Mikan became unstoppable due primarily to his size?

[Rich]

Comments towards posters and their perceived intelligence will be deleted.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Rich

Comments towards posters and their perceived intelligence will be deleted.

Rich, you are a genius.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Rich, you are a genius.

That's unacceptable. This is your warning.

[amusedofficial]

One can shoot long field goals all day, every day. Jerry Lucas could turn a game around by shooting from outside because it brought the other team's big guys out of the lane.

Shoot outside all you want, no rule has ever prohibited or discouraged the practrice.

I just do not now,nor have I ever, understood why such a shot deserves more points than other successful field goals.

Shall we award a run and a half on a successful steal of home? How about nine points for a touchdown on a run from scrimmage from inside your own 20? Maybe unassisted goals ought to be worth three goals to make up for the assists not awarded.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by amusedofficial

Shall we award a run and a half on a successful steal of home? How about nine points for a touchdown on a run from scrimmage from inside your own 20? Maybe unassisted goals ought to be worth three goals to make up for the assists not awarded.

Man. I hope that Bud Selig, Roger Goodell, and Gary Bettman don't read this Forum.

[HawkeyeCubP]

Originally Posted by amusedofficial

One can shoot long field goals all day, every day. Jerry Lucas could turn a game around by shooting from outside because it brought the other team's big guys out of the lane.

Shoot outside all you want, no rule has ever prohibited or discouraged the practrice.

I just do not now,nor have I ever, understood why such a shot deserves more points than other successful field goals.

Shall we award a run and a half on a successful steal of home? How about nine points for a touchdown on a run from scrimmage from inside your own 20? Maybe unassisted goals ought to be worth three goals to make up for the assists not awarded.

Just stirring the pot a little here, but FWIW, basketball isn't the only sport that does this.

And mathematically speaking, the margin for error (and therefore, difficulty) increases the further away from the goal the shooter is.