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Originally Posted by Brad
You cannot parse what I wrote earlier and try to make me say something else.
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I'm not. You already said it, not me, "It was barely over the corner of the backboard" to describe what you saw on the replay.
I'm not disagreeing with your interpretation of the call, all I'm saying is that by the way you described the call, it appears to be a violation.
Now, if you had said: "It was nearly over the corner of the backboard", then your description of the replay would match your interpretation.
Or, if you had said: "It was barely over the highest point of the backboard, but slightly off to one side", then your description of the replay would match your interpretation.
But you didn't say either of these, you described the replay as "It was barely over the corner of the backboard". That's a direct violation of the rule that states, "The ball shall be out of bounds when it passes over the backboard from any direction."
As for me, from watching the replay, it was as close to being a violation, as it was to being a legal basket. I can't decide if it passed over the backboard, or not. I can't decide if it barely, or nearly, passed over the backboard, or not. I can't decide if it passed over the corner of the backboard, or the side of the backboard. And if I'm not sure of a call, I don't call it, and it's not a violation.
But you seem to be sure of the play: "It was barely over the corner of the backboard". Don't you see how your description of the replay contradicts your interpretation of the play? How does, "It was barely over the corner of the backboard", not match with, "The ball shall be out of bounds when it passes over the backboard from any direction"?