5.1.1 Situation A:

A pass, tap or a try for field goal by A1 comes down several feet in front of the basket in the middle of the third quarter. The ball strikes the floor without touching any player and bounces into the basket.

Ruling: Two points are scored. The tap or the try for field goal by A1 ends when the ball touches the floor but a field goal is sometimes scored when it is not the result of a tap or a try.

Where to start?
 

Been there, discussed that.

http://forum.officiating.com/basketb...t-one-hop.html

http://forum.officiating.com/basketb...-3-points.html

http://forum.officiating.com/basketb...-3pts-2-a.html

http://forum.officiating.com/basketb...its-floor.html

Don't people read or use the search feature anymore?

Peace

Can't hear the horn go off, but you hear the crowd counting down 3... 2... 1... In the comments it says something about the clock operator stopping the clock after the shot, but if the crowd is correct in their count, the buzzer should have sounded long before that.

Problem #1 — Definitely not a 3-pointer. Can't be. The try ends when the ball hits the floor. A 3-point basket has to be the result of a try.

Problem #2 (Potentially) — After the ball hitting the floor, if the buzzer sounded it would end the quarter right there, so nothing could be scored once the ball hits the floor. The ball would have to go through the basket before the horn sounded in order to be counted — and then could only be counted as a 2-point basket.

These are the types of plays that completely burn the I-know-it-when-I-see-it officials that don't know the rules well. This play comes up and they are not sure what to do, so they basically go with their gut or whatever they think is "common sense" and oftentimes are completely wrong.

Anything else?

Not everyone is a 20K-count poster you know :)

It is basic discussion board ediqute to read other threads so that you do not constantly repeat questions. This is about the 5th question on this video. They are not hard to find. ;)

Peace

Interesting Scenario ...
 

... so the ball can't be goaltended, even if on the way down, with a chance to go in, above the level of the ring, however, the ball, or the basket, can be interfered with, and the basket would count if interfered with by the defense.