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Originally Posted by Rich
How could it be anything but a judgment call? Are you saying this is evidence that the official doesn't know the rule?
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No, just that he doesn't know elementary physics. It is a basic scientific fact that if it actually hit the back of the board, it would not continue forward unless it went through the board. It would be deflected backwards. That could be determined without ever looking at where it hit. You only need to know where the ball came from and where it ended up. No judgement needed.
It is sort of like a player deflecting the ball. If the ball distinctly changes direction near an isolated player, you don't have to see the player actually touch it to know they touched it.
Judgment is seeing an act and deciding if it did or did not violate a rule....it isn't not being able to see an absolute event.