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Originally posted by rainmaker
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Originally posted by ridavis13
Defender B4 attempts to stop an apparent lob pass. While B4 is airborne, A3 moves beneath B4. To avoid injury, B4 grasps the basket ring. While B4 grasps the ring, A1 shoots from about 12 feet away. Just after A1 releases the shot, B4 lets go of the ring and lands safely. The ring is still moving when the ball hits it and bounces out. How should you rule?
A. Award 2 free throws to team A, give team A the ball at the division line and count the basket;
B. Count the basket only.
C. Count the basket and charge the head coach of team B with a direct technical foul;
D. Count the basket and charge the head coach of team B with an indirect technical .
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If there was any contact at all between A3 and B4, call the illegal screen, and either give the ball to B, or go to the other end and shoot 1-&-1 or two.
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I'm with you on this. The sitch, which is directly from the new NFHS interps, is obviously trying to make a point about the moving ring contacting the try being BI. However, if a player moves underneath an airborne opponent, and causes so much contact that the opponent has to grasp the ring to avoid injury, we're almost certainly going to have a foul call. I don't think we'll get much disagreement on that.
But let's change the situation slightly. Let's say that B4 was airborne in an attempt to block A1's try when the foul by A3 occurs. Then the moving ring contacts the ball. How does that change the penalty?