After an opponent gave my a hint, I'm sometimes using a special tactic: Instead of doing a GFI to lessen the passing distance, I just choose to make a (hopefully accurate) pass into the empty square in front of the intended receiver. Because those Slann Catchers have Diving Catch, I can still catch the ball with 2+, as if I would have passed on the Catcher himself.
Now here comes the question: Does the Thrower again any SPP's for such a pass ? LRB 5 reads the following:
One could argument that the Catcher is the intended receiver, even though the Pass is not thrown to his square. From a tactical point of view, this can be more than true, as described above.Completions (COMP): A player who makes an accurate pass
that is caught by the intended receiver from his own team when
the ball comes to rest earns 1 Star Player point. This is called a
completion.