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Originally Posted by jTheUmp
... like the game where I called OOB on 5 or 6 different occasions for a ball hitting the top of the backboard. My partner (a seasoned veteran) didn't correct me until we got into the locker room after the game.
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Reminds me of a tale I've told on here before where I did an AAU game in Conn. w/a woman I'd never met before. About 1 minute into the game, A1's shot bounces high off the rim and bounces on top of the backboard before falling back into play. FROM THE LEAD (
alarm #1), she whistles OOB (
alarm #2). I will add this was a freestanding, portable hoop. Think NBA-style, but w/o the cameras and shot clock -- nothing above the board at all.
During a time-out shortly thereafter, I kindly went over and asked her what she had on that play. "It hit the top of the backboard." "And...?" "That's out of bounds." "No, it's not."
... and then the kicker: "Oh, well I'm from Mass., and up there, it's out of bounds."
"Yeah, I am too. And it's the same everywhere -- in."
"OK, we can do it your way if you want."
I don't have to tell you how the rest of the game went. And yeah, I guess backboard conundrums just find me
