3 Point line Rule History?

[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.

[BillyMac]

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.

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.: Why are you using amusedofficial's username? And why is your post so short?



Bill:

Actually, from a purist stand point I am not the biggest fan of the three-point FG but really didn't care one way or the other when it was adopted at both the NFHS, NCAA, NBA/WNBA, or FIBA level. As a fan it is fun to watch. Still it is not the abomination upon the game that Alternationg Possession is.

MTD, Sr.

[NDRef]

North Dakota started using 3-point line in 1982-83 season for Class A basketball.

[letemplay]

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

[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.

[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

[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

[RadioBlue]

Originally Posted by billymac

mark t. Denucci, sr.: Why are you using amusedofficial's username? And why is your post so short?

+1000

:d

[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.

[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.

[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]

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