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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett
Or the backboard-hit. Don't forget this. I hear lots of officials tell players, "Wait 'till it hits the rim". It can hit the backboard first and then hit the rim, be a legal shot and players are allowed to enter when it hits the backboard first. Telling them they have to wait until the ball hits the rim before they can enter the lane is erroneous information.
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If it definitely one of my pet peeves, when my partner says, "Let it hit the rim." Every time I hear that, I cringe.
I prefer to bounce the ball and say, "Let it hit before you get in."