Trent Tucker Rule
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The Trent Tucker Rule is an NBA regulation that requires at least 0.3 seconds on the game clock to catch and shoot the ball, introduced after a controversial last-second shot by player Trent Tucker.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trent Tucker Rule canonical | 2 |
| Tucker Rule | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Trent Tucker Rule Context triple: [Trent Tucker, notableFor, Trent Tucker Rule]
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Ponsonby Rule
The Ponsonby Rule is a former constitutional convention in the United Kingdom that required most international treaties to be laid before Parliament for a set period before ratification, enhancing parliamentary scrutiny of treaty-making.
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McGovern–Hatfield Amendment
The McGovern–Hatfield Amendment was a proposed U.S. Senate measure during the Vietnam War that sought to set a deadline for the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam.
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C.
Cooper–Church Amendment
The Cooper–Church Amendment was a key U.S. Senate measure during the Vietnam War aimed at restricting funding and authority for expanding American military operations, particularly in Cambodia.
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Laporte rule
The Laporte rule is a selection rule in spectroscopy that states electronic transitions in centrosymmetric molecules or ions are only allowed between states of opposite parity, helping explain the intensity patterns of absorption and emission spectra.
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E.
Rule 37
Rule 37 is a provision of the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that governs sanctions and remedies for failures to make disclosures or cooperate in discovery during civil litigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Trent Tucker Rule Target entity description: The Trent Tucker Rule is an NBA regulation that requires at least 0.3 seconds on the game clock to catch and shoot the ball, introduced after a controversial last-second shot by player Trent Tucker.
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A.
Ponsonby Rule
The Ponsonby Rule is a former constitutional convention in the United Kingdom that required most international treaties to be laid before Parliament for a set period before ratification, enhancing parliamentary scrutiny of treaty-making.
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B.
McGovern–Hatfield Amendment
The McGovern–Hatfield Amendment was a proposed U.S. Senate measure during the Vietnam War that sought to set a deadline for the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam.
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C.
Cooper–Church Amendment
The Cooper–Church Amendment was a key U.S. Senate measure during the Vietnam War aimed at restricting funding and authority for expanding American military operations, particularly in Cambodia.
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D.
Laporte rule
The Laporte rule is a selection rule in spectroscopy that states electronic transitions in centrosymmetric molecules or ions are only allowed between states of opposite parity, helping explain the intensity patterns of absorption and emission spectra.
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E.
Rule 37
Rule 37 is a provision of the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that governs sanctions and remedies for failures to make disclosures or cooperate in discovery during civil litigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NBA rule
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basketball regulation ⓘ |
| allows |
alley-oop with less than 0.3 seconds remaining
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tip-in with less than 0.3 seconds remaining ⓘ |
| appliesTo | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| appliesToAction | player catching the ball and releasing a shot ⓘ |
| appliesWhen | ball is inbounded with 0.1 or 0.2 seconds remaining ⓘ |
| category |
NBA timing rule
ⓘ
linked to:
NBA rules
basketball timing rule ⓘ |
| clockRequirement | at least 0.3 seconds to catch and shoot ⓘ |
| competitionContext | NBA regular season and playoffs ⓘ |
| concerns | human reaction time and ball release time ⓘ |
| controversyOrigin | counted basket with 0.1 seconds on clock ⓘ |
| effectOnPlay | limits options to tip or direct tap with under 0.3 seconds ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
NBA referees
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game officials ⓘ |
| governs |
catch-and-shoot plays
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last-second shot attempts ⓘ |
| impact |
changed end-of-game play design
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standardized minimum time for catch-and-shoot ⓘ |
| influencedOtherLeagues |
FIBA timing interpretations
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linked to:
FIBA technical committee
NCAA timing interpretations ⓘ |
| introducedAfterEvent | Trent Tucker last-second shot vs Chicago Bulls ⓘ |
| introducedBy | NBA ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States professional basketball ⓘ |
| league | NBA ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | perceived timing error by officials ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Trent Tucker ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
ensure realistic timing of last-second shots
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prevent impossible buzzer-beaters ⓘ |
| prohibits |
catch-and-shoot with 0.1 seconds remaining
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catch-and-shoot with 0.2 seconds remaining ⓘ |
| reasonForName | controversial last-second shot by Trent Tucker ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
buzzer beater
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game clock ⓘ inbounds pass ⓘ |
| relatedPerson | Trent Tucker ⓘ |
| requiresMinimumTimeOnClock | 0.3 seconds ⓘ |
| ruleFormat | written in NBA rulebook ⓘ |
| ruleNumberContext | NBA timing and scoring rules section ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| sportLevel | professional basketball ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| timeMeasurementBasis | game clock ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOrigin | early 1990s ⓘ |
| timeThreshold | 0.3 seconds ⓘ |
| typeOfPlayAffected | inbounds catch-and-shoot ⓘ |
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Subject: Trent Tucker Rule Description of subject: The Trent Tucker Rule is an NBA regulation that requires at least 0.3 seconds on the game clock to catch and shoot the ball, introduced after a controversial last-second shot by player Trent Tucker.
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