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do you measure from front of rim for a fould shoot distance?

What is "one plus the penalty"?

Occasionally, I hear commentators/PA announcers say that an NBA player gets "one plus the penalty, two shots". What is the meaning of this? It doesn't make any sense because there's never a case where one shot becomes two based on whether the team is in a penalty. --PSzalapski 16:54, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I seem to remember watching the 1954 Indiana high school basketball championship and seeing a single free throw awarded for any foul, even on the floor. Perhaps this is a carryover from those days - if they existed - when the single shot was automatic and the second shot was the bonus. I don't know if any of this is true, but it's my inference based on one old video. 49giantsharks 23:04, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Seems like it is primarily from Steve Buckhantz, and really doesn't have any meaning in the NBA. --PSzalapski 13:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fouls away from the ball

I'm not certain, but I think the 2-minute rule is more recent than Wilt's time. I could be wrong, but at any rate it needs a citation. Funnyhat 07:29, 3 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What's the time limit for a foul shot

What is the time limit for a free throw, how much time do you have to shoot it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.75.25.6 (talk) 01:13, 28 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

10 seconds Collegepres (talk) 17:25, 28 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Complicated Question

Okay guys (and gals) here's a question for ya. Imagine that both teams are in the bonus, or the 1 and 1, whatever you like to call it. Now if there is an off ball foul on the offense, does the defense get to take foul shots, or do they just get the ball? This ones confusing, I know. I can't find any sites to tell me about it, so I hope someone knows. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.240.10.170 (talk) 18:46, 3 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, they just get the ball. Offensive fouls don't lead to free throws. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.180.130.190 (talk) 22:22, 11 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clarification on Procedure

The Procedure section lists that five players take there places on the outside of the lane during a free-throw shot. I college (and high school) in the United States, there are typically three players on each side--one defensive, one offensive, one defensive. Also, these rules may be even different for women's basketball where I have seen situations where there are up to four players on each side of the lane. I would add the changes but I'm a computer geek and not an athlete and would hate to get the particular rules wrong. grfnkmp 16:09, 25 January 2009 (CST)

I'm watching the Maryland/Memphis game in the NCAA Tournament right now, and you're absolutely right. Six players lined up against the lane, three on each side, the middle one on each side being on the shooter's team. It's interesting to note, too, that the lane has small hash marks on each side, marking the places for each of the six players. I think we should hold off on changing this until some basketball fan (or researcher) can define in what leagues this rules variant prevails. Deltopia (talk) 20:56, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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	The Procedure section lists that five players take there places on the outside of the lane during a free-throw shot. I college (and high school) in the United States, there are typically three players on each side--one defensive, one offensive, one defensive. Also, these rules may be even different for women's basketball where I have seen situations where there are up to four players on each side of the lane. I would add the changes but I'm a computer geek and not an athlete and would hate to get the particular rules wrong. [[User:grfnkmp\|grfnkmp]] 16:09, 25 January 2009 (CST)		The Procedure section lists that five players take there places on the outside of the lane during a free-throw shot. I college (and high school) in the United States, there are typically three players on each side--one defensive, one offensive, one defensive. Also, these rules may be even different for women's basketball where I have seen situations where there are up to four players on each side of the lane. I would add the changes but I'm a computer geek and not an athlete and would hate to get the particular rules wrong. [[User:grfnkmp\|grfnkmp]] 16:09, 25 January 2009 (CST)

			: I'm watching the Maryland/Memphis game in the NCAA Tournament right now, and you're absolutely right. Six players lined up against the lane, three on each side, the middle one on each side being on the shooter's team. It's interesting to note, too, that the lane has small hash marks on each side, marking the places for each of the six players. I think we should hold off on changing this until some basketball fan (or researcher) can define in what leagues this rules variant prevails. [[User:Deltopia\|Deltopia]] ([[User talk:Deltopia\|talk]]) 20:56, 21 March 2009 (UTC)