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Originally Posted by BillyMac
Your words: "over".
Your words: "corner of the backboard".
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My words don't really matter ... It's the words in the rule book and case book that count.
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Originally Posted by BillyMac
My questions: Is the corner of the backboard, part of the backboard? Is the corner of a piece of wood part of the piece of wood? My guess, yes it is, for both of my questions. By my logic, and your words, the ball passed over the backboard.
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Well, I can probably use your words and MY logic to say that it didn't
Seriously, I think that you missed what I was saying earlier. You have to focus on the part of the rule that says "passes over" -- to me the UCLA shot does not meet this definition. You have to use common sense and the spirit of the rule.
It will be interesting to see what the NCAA says and if there is any clarification, but I am sticking with the officials on this one.