Throw or try ?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

The two situations described in the OP is the result of unintended consequences.

Prior to the three-point FG being adopted, a try or tap ended when the ball was touched by another player, i.e., A1 attempts a FG with one second on the game clock and after he releases the ball, B1 touches (read partially blocks A1's attempt) a) before, or (b) after the buzzer sounds to end the period, and in both (a) and (b) the ball passes through the basket after the buzzer sounds to the end the period. Has A1 scored a two-point FG? No, B1's touching of the ball ended A1's attempt.

This rule lasted for one year after the three-point FG was adopted and the rule was changed to allow the basket to be scored: two-point or three-point depending upon where A1 released his attempt.

Personally, I was not in favor of the rule change for reasons that I will not go into now, but that is today's history lesson.

MTD, Sr.