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Originally Posted by BillyMac
I agree with JRutledge about the purpose of Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.'s thread.
Why was it posted?
I did, and in some respects still do, have some questions about the rule change.
With a new definition of basket interference, it appears that we will now, for the first time ever, may be allowed to award a basket if the vibration caused by a slap, intentional or otherwise, affects the try.
Fans have been pleading for this for at least forty-four years.
It doesn't appear to be "automatic", the slap and vibration have to affect the ability of the ball to enter the basket.
At the same time, if a defensive player intentionally slaps the backboard, with no intent to try to block the try, this is still a player technical foul, whether the ball enters the basket, or not.
In essence, in some specific cases we can both award the basket (basketball interference) and additionally charge a technical foul.
Do I have this interpretation correct?
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All I will say is this came from the college side; let us not reinvent the wheel. It has been done for years before.
Also, in my time, I can hold on maybe one hand where a player slapped the backboard and was not trying to in some way block the shot. But if it does happen, I guess we have some options now.
But this is again not an automatic thing; it is a judgment thing. You have to factor things in play just like you did before, but with possibly a different result.
Peace