Can you name the ways to score points in Basketball? by Saulmeister

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3 ways of scoring in Basketball (NBA) Quiz

by Saulmeister

Created Oct 7, 2009 in Sports
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	Saulmeister:	Oct 7th, 2009 at 21:42 GMT	0 points
	Another variation on the popular "ways to score" quizzes. Let me know if you think I should expand the field goal category to include dunk, lay-up, etc. Also let me know if there's something I'm missing.

	claunchy:	Oct 7th, 2009 at 21:50 GMT	-2 points
	free throw off of a technical foul should be included.

	Saulmeister:	Oct 7th, 2009 at 21:56 GMT	0 points
	Right, technical foul, I forgot something. Thanks, I'll add it in.

	nomuny12:	Oct 7th, 2009 at 22:15 GMT	0 points
	I would use 3 pointer as an alternate for 3 point shot, and what about flagrant foul free throws? It might be a stretch, but it's also possible to score if the opponent aims for the wrong basket.

	dtownstomp:	Oct 7th, 2009 at 22:18 GMT	0 points
	I think you should also make "three point field goal" acceptable, since that's what it's technically called.

	Saulmeister:	Oct 7th, 2009 at 22:24 GMT	1 point
	Well, I made it acceptable for anybody to type "three" and be able to get the right answer, but I can also make "3" an acceptable answer too. I did consider adding flagrant fouls in, and since you brought it up, I think I will.

	chrisofspades:	Oct 7th, 2009 at 23:00 GMT	4 points
	there should only be three ways: free throw (1 pt), field goal (2 pts), and three pointer (3 pts). a goaltended basket is still considered a field goal. and all the various actions that result in a free throw still only lead to 1 point. but if you want to include all those ways, then you need to specify whether this is NBA, NCAA, or FIBA rules.

	Camden:	Oct 10th, 2009 at 04:47 GMT	9 points
	A free throw is a free throw is a free throw. Just call it that. Doesn't matter how you got there. That like saying in baseball: Single to left field, single to right field, single to center field, double to left field, double to right field...

	Gjezman:	Oct 10th, 2009 at 05:37 GMT	2 points
	Agree with most really only three ways...Field Goal, 3-Pointer, and Free Throw (whether its from flagrant foul, foul, technical, or bonus) It is possible to have a seperate Goal Tend.ing though since its two or three points resulting from a penalty. The team scoring on wrong basket would still be a feild goal just from the wrong guy.

	Saulmeister:	Oct 10th, 2009 at 05:42 GMT	0 points
	I can see that the consensus here is that there should really only be 3 ways. I'll make specific free-throws bonuses, and I think its fair to leave Goaltending on.

	josh23:	Oct 10th, 2009 at 20:23 GMT	2 points
	but if a player shoots the call and there is a goaltending violation, they have still made a fieldgoal.

	CUYanks:	Feb 28th, 2010 at 22:50 GMT	3 points
	A 3-pt field goal is still a field goal.

	Craig_Hodges:	Mar 2nd, 2010 at 03:12 GMT	0 points
	@CUYanks is right. There are really only two ways: field goal and free throw. Discriminating between different field goal attempts would degenerate into absurdity: dunk, three, floater, layup, 15-footer, alley-oop, half-court shot, etc. That a three point shot is worth an extra point doesn't make it not a field goal. E.g., threes are counted in FG%.

	Saulmeister:	Mar 29th, 2010 at 01:38 GMT	1 point
	@Craig_Hodges: That's not true actually, 3PFG% is in fact its own separate statistic, that doesn't count in a players FG%.

	fixxy:	May 20th, 2010 at 04:20 GMT	1 point
	Poor subject matter for a quiz. Simplistic and easy. And clunking it up with goal tending, dunk, lay up, jump shot wouldn't help either.

	spyroninja:	May 20th, 2010 at 04:35 GMT	1 point
	Um, 3 pointers ARE regular field goals, but two-point field goals aren't always 3 pointers. Including both is redundant.

	bsowers:	Oct 1st, 2010 at 20:36 GMT	1 point
	a free throw is a free throw no matter how you get to the line. Regardless of the type of foul its still called a free throw

	COCOFRED:	Feb 25th, 2011 at 16:56 GMT	1 point
	you guys are right that 3 pointers count in fg% but it also counts in 3pfg%. you can't say field goal for a 2 point shot. you have to specify it in different way