ten-point play

If the game’s architects are willing
to award an extra point for a goal
shot from outside an arbitrarily

designated semi-ellipsoid arc
radiating from directly beneath
the basket, I think a goal shot

from half court ought to be worth
four points and from within one’s
own key ought to be five. A goal

shot the whole length of the court,
from out of bounds at the other
end, ought to be six—seven if it’s

a swish. Eight if the player’s eyes
are closed. Nine if it’s also a granny
shot. Then, of course, if a player

is fouled on the 94-foot blind granny
swish, it opens up the possibility
for a ten-point play. Very rare.