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A leaning ringer is only worth 5 points in the backyard

2026-05-26 · myke

Back in the old days, before there was NIHL for Willy and myself, we played, drank, and yelled a lot. One day there was a leaning ringer that only counted as a 3. I let Willy talk me into naming it the "Sweet Will" and gave him 5 points for it. It was never repeated again, at least not the extra 2 points for the leaner.

This past league night, my brother-in-law John tossed this 3-pointer. It was difficult to get the right angle for the photo, and it was only on by just enough "like the Sweet Will" but here's the photo anyway.

30-some years later, the legend of the "Sweet Will" lives on, just not the extra 2 points.

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