Lizard1

thanks PB! helped me win back one unit

it's called coattails and i'm riding 'em

i haven't seen this much bad karma in yrs - nobody can win anything

ncaa 100-86-1 Va Tech -6.5 e mich +5 ohio -3 st mary's -2 marist -2 odu -4.5 gla

i know - i played ball through junior yr of college and the refs would blow the whistle for an airball.....but WHERE is that stated in the rule book. I've searched the internet for BBall rules and it never mentions it

i knew the link was for NBA but figured it'd be the same for the NCAA as well. But that's what I was wondering...if it was incomplete and there was more to the story. Where did you find the rule saying it had to hit the rim?

you must be a newlywed

That's what happens but it does not say anything about that explicitly in the rules. I'm wondering if it's one of those "Well that's just the way it's done" rules and is actually open to interpretation. If I were a coach in that situation, I'd pull the ref aside, let him know about the actual wording of the rules and then have my player pass it to one of his teammates for a field goal attempt.

After watching the UT-A&M game last night where Law went to the foul line with secondsleft in the game and his team down by 3, I was curious about a rule in what defines a freethrow. So Law had to make the first then purposefully miss the second and hope for one of his teammates to get the rebound. But who's to say that he can't just pass the ball to one of his teammates behind the 3 point arc instead of shooting the freethrow. What really constitutes an "attempt"??? I know if the freethrow is an airball, the refs blow the whistle and the ball is dead but I just looked up the rules and it doesn't say anything about that. Here's the link to the rules: http://www.nba.com/analysis/rules_9.html?nav=ArticleList Am I missing something obvious?

ncaa 100-86-1 i'm holding off until the weekend - been getting murdered these last few days

ncaa 99-79-1 youngstown st -3.5 LOSER fla -4.5 LOSER il-chi -8 LOSER e kentucky -8.5 WINNER austin pee -11.5 LOSER se misery st +11.5 LOSER murray st -6.5 LOSER AF -6 LOSER hopefully this will redeem myself & checking acct for last night's disaster gla

geesh - not only is Gtown throwing up bricks but they look VERY poorly coached and not focused with far too many turnovers and several easy shots not even close.....not playing Defense, did I mention turnovers....yuck

ncaa 98-74-1 gtown -3.5 LOSER kansas -6.5 LOSER santa clara -7 LOSER gonzaga over 152 LOSER loyola-marymount +1 LOSER lb st -2 WINNER gla & welcome back PB~!

GIA - best of luck to you even though i'm choosing the other side of the fence. i've always had better luck riding a shooting star rather than try an catch a falling one...

ncaa 93-68-1 georgia +3.5 LOSER tulane +6.5 LOSER ark -3 LOSER central fl -7 LOSER evansville +5.5 WINNER iowa st -11 LOSER wyoming -5.5 WINNER s carolina +19 WINNER st louie -5 WINNER A&M -4.5 WINNER BYU -11.5 LOSER not being very picky tonight - will prob end up paying for it gla