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Originally Posted by Old School
1)How many times have you seen the ball hit the b/b and later slapped by the defender and it not be called a GT?
2) How many times?
3) Don't get me wrong, I understand it's legal for the ball to hit the b/b and still be going up, and not be a GT. I just don't think in the heat of battle I will be able to distinguish within a split-second that it will take me to rule on the play, if the ball was still going up or not afterwards, plus when I consider the numerical odds of it actually happening, well, you make the call and I hope you're right because if you are wrong. Would it be worth the gamble?
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1) Good officials recognize it and don't call it. As Bob Jenkins said, one instance would be in the NCAA tournament last year.
3)Stoopid question. How many times do you see "traveling"? Who counts?
3) No, you didn't know it was legal until you you got corrected by
everybody after your post #8 of this thread. As usual, you didn't have a clue what the actual rule was. I do agree though that
you will be
unable to distinguish what is happening in the heat of battle and make the right call. I don't expect the average fanboy in the fifth row to be able the make that call either. I do expect that a fairly competent, experienced official will know the rule and make the correct call. That's why they're officials and you're not.