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Originally posted by Oz Referee
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Originally posted by Mark Padgett
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Originally posted by Oz Referee
Ahah, in Australia we refer to it as goaltending.
So what is the big deal with calling BI? I take it that it is fairly rare?
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While in a weak moment a few years ago, I was watching basketball at the Olympics where they use FEEBLE, er sorry, FIBA rules. I remember one of the announcers mentioning that, under those rules, there was no such thing as offensive basket interference. That is, if a shot bounced up off the rim above the basket, an offensive player could touch it to put it in even if the ball was still in the cylinder.
OZ, is this still the case? I'm not criticizing, just curious.
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HOLD THE PHONE - YOU WERE WATCHING FEEBLE BASKETBALL! 
The rule has actually recently been changed. Yes, both the offense and the defense can touch the ball once it has come off the ring, even if it is above the ring. However, a offensive basket interference has been added, but in FIBA's case, this applies to grabbing the ring or net, or banging the backboard in an attempt to make it sway, so as to increase the chances of the ball going in. It is reasonably rare, but I have called it once so far this year.
Just to clarify, I take it then that alley-oops and tip in dunks are basically illegal due to BI?
Feebely yours,
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Alley oops are BI when the ooper catches the ball in the
cylinder (space above the rim). By tip in dunks you mean
the ball is resting or rolling on the rim when the tipper
dunks it? If yes, this is BI (although I'll admit that not
every one would to take back a monster dunk because of BI).
For old-fashioned, run of the mill dunks, there's an
exception in the BI rule that allows the dunker to carry the
ball into the cylinder, whether he makes the dunk or not.