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Originally posted by ChuckElias
My personal opinion is that the flipped net NEVER actually interferes with the ball going into the basket. Therefore, I will NEVER blow my whistle during a live ball to fix the net. It will fix itself the next time that team scores. For other (that means "incorrect"  ) opinions, go to another thread on the this very topic. http://www.officialforum.com/showthr...?threadid=7092
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I believe it certainly can have an impact on the shot.
I've seen nets hung in such a way that a ball could not go through and would actually get bounced back out because the net is stuck fairly tight.
Also, a soft shot that is rolling around the rim and rolls over the flipped net will be affected by the net. The bump that the net causes may change the direction of the ball from causing the outcome of the shot to change.
We can never know when it happens where the shot would or wouldn't have gone anyway.
When it's stuck, stop play and fix it. Ideally, it should be immediately after the ball drops through.