Shooting at the wrong basket case plays

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by bballref3966

Case 1: Legal. A player can always recover a failed try for goal. Whether or not it touches anything is irrelevant..

All of what you say is correct... except for the word "legal".

[bballref3966]

I must be misunderstanding Case #1 if my ruling is not applicable.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bballref3966

I must be misunderstanding Case #1 if my ruling is not applicable.

It is not a try when a player attempts to score at the wrong basket. Look under the definition of a try.

[bballref3966]

Originally Posted by Adam

It is not a try when a player attempts to score at the wrong basket. Look under the definition of a try.

The OP's situation described the player shooting at his "own basket," which would be a try.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by bballref3966

The OP's situation described the player shooting at his "own basket," which would be a try.

Immediately after a "defensive rebound" - it's clear (to most of us at least) that he did not actually mean his "OWN" basket (otherwise the questions are nonsensical anyway). He meant the basket his team was defending ... the opponent's basket.