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Old Mon Nov 23, 2009, 11:20pm
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Originally Posted by Kajun Ref N Texas View Post
I not arguing about "breaking" the rim.

The backboard doesn't have to move "significantly", just any movement will move the rim.
But you can't ignore the possibility, which is one reason it's easier to move the rim by actually hitting the rim.

While "any movement" would move the rim, it takes significant movement to affect the shot.

The problem as I've seen it presented is the backboard getting hit so hard it shakes the rim. That takes a hell of a hit, IMO. This virtually always happens before the ball is in the cylinder, so unless the backboard is going to be off limits during any try no matter where the ball is, the proposals offered will do nothing to solve the alleged problem that actually exists.
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