2023-2024 College Basketball Thread

[tower912]

When is an airball not a shot attempt?  If that's actually the rule it's pretty stupid.

Write a letter.

[MuggsyB]

When the referee doesn't think it was one.  Its been the rule for a long time now.

I'm confused.  Doesn't an airball mean that you're shooting the ball?

[The Sultan]

I'm confused.  Doesn't an airball mean that you're shooting the ball?

Example. A player picks up his dribble and is quickly closed out by a big man. The player "shoots" an airball, quickly gets around the big to get the "rebound." A ref would rightly judge this to not be an actual shot attempt.

This rule changed probably 30 years ago by the way. You likely didn't notice because its not a common occurrence. 

[MuggsyB]

Example. A player picks up his dribble and is quickly closed out by a big man. The player "shoots" an airball, quickly gets around the big to get the "rebound." A ref would rightly judge this to not be an actual shot attempt.

This rule changed probably 30 years ago by the way. You likely didn't notice because its not a common occurrence.

So the ref determines that shot as a pass??  Like it was an alley oops? 

[The Sultan]

Why is this so hard to understand? If someone shoots an airball, and the ref considers it a legit shot attempt, they can be the first to touch it. If the refs believes otherwise, then its a travel.

[lawdog77]

Why is this so hard to understand? If someone shoots an airball, and the ref considers it a legit shot attempt, they can be the first to touch it. If the refs believes otherwise, then its a travel.

For arguments sake, it.can be considered a dumb rule because it adds subjectivity.

[MuggsyB]

 

Why is this so hard to understand? If someone shoots an airball, and the ref considers it a legit shot attempt, they can be the first to touch it. If the refs believes otherwise, then its a travel.

When is an airball not a "legit shot attempt"?  None of this makes any sense to me. 

[The Sultan]

For arguments sake, it.can be considered a dumb rule because it adds subjectivity.

I don't disagree.

[lawdog77]

I don't disagree.

Yeah, and it probably is invoked a handful.of times a year.

[wisblue]

When is an airball not a "legit shot attempt"?  None of this makes any sense to me.

If someone threw an alley oop but it completely misses the intended target, would you call that an airball?

I think you're looking at it backward. To me, an airball by definition is a shot that misses everything. A pass that misses everything is neither a shot nor an airball.

At some point there might be a question of whether the player was intending to shoot or pass. But usually it isn't hard to tell.

[The Sultan]

This B10 game is pretty fun.

[cheebs09]

Klesmit thinks he's playing us with all these 3s.

[CountryRoads]

This B10 game is pretty fun.

Feels like a sweet 16 game. High level play and shot making.

[Uncle Rico]

Feels like a sweet 16 game. High level play and shot making.

Also a recipe for how these teams will lose.  Neither is good at getting multiple stops

[MuggsyB]

Neither team is good defensively but that was a high level game. 

[Uncle Rico]

Neither team is good defensively but that was a high level game.

I have both on the 9-line