You're thinking too hard about this.
If the ball passes over a rectangular backboard, it's a violation period. The only circumstance where the ball will remain live if it hits the top of the basket would be if the ball came from the front or side of the backboard, and didn't pass over the top of the backboard.
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Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some, given a chance to climb, they refuse. They cling to the realm, or the gods, or love. Illusions.
Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.
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