In Washington, the standard rule for half-court pick-up basketball is “Make it-take it after three.”
“After three” ??
In a nutshell, “make-it-take-it” is the rule where the possession of the basketball goes back to the team that’s just scored a bucket.
In this case, that rule only applies after the scoring team’s point total hits 3. For the first two points scored on either side, the possession returns to the team whose been scored on. I’ve never encountered this rule before… just one of the few interesting changes I’ve observed here. I wonder if it’s a West Coast thing, a WA thing, or just some strange coincidence that I’ve never experienced this before.
Sounds like you’re enjoying some quality basketball over there! When do you come back???
Comment by Minji — June 23, 2008 @ 2:36 pm