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Originally posted by BktBallRef
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Originally posted by Camron Rust
NFHS Rule 9 SECTION 11 BASKET INTERFERENCE
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EXCEPTION: In Articles 1 or 2, if a player has his/her hand legally in contact with the ball, it is not a violation if such contact with the ball continues after it enters a basket cylinder...
I fail to see what's unclear about this. No BI. The exception says "a player", not a specific player. If the defender had his hand in contact with the ball before it entered the cylinder, his hand may legally remain in contact with it even if it enters the cylinder. The shooter doesn't get a free bucket for being able to push the blocker's hand over the rim.
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I agree with Camron. The NFHS rule does not specify the offensive player. It says "a player."
The NBA rule does however specify the offensive player.
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The NFHS certainly does specify the offensive player- right at the end of the EXCEPTION in R4-6.
The NFHS rule,as part of the EXCEPTION, very explicitly states:
"Dunking or stuffing is legal and is not basket interference". The whole EXCEPTION, as I read it, therefore relates
only to someone trying to dunk or stuff the ball. If they wanted the EXCEPTION to relate to all of the players on the floor, they wouldn't have had to put that clarification at the end. It would be extraneous and wouldn't be needed at all.
[Edited by Jurassic Referee on May 31st, 2005 at 02:37 PM]