Thread: OB or Not
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Old Thu Jan 11, 2001, 05:30pm
Mark Dexter Mark Dexter is offline
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Re: Ball off the top

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Originally posted by glind
Did anyone see the NBA game about a week ago when the last shot to win bounced twice on the top of the backboard and then fell in the hole? For the life of me I can't remeber who even played the game. I just remeber getting home from a game and flipping the sports on just in time to catch the play and the sports caster saying "and it does count I checked the rules."
The announcer was lying. Rule books are to TV announcers like garlic is to vampires (although garlic generally tastes better to the rest of us.)

I think what makes this harder in NBA/College is that the ball is OOB when it touches the shot clock - usually mounted right above the backboard.
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