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Originally Posted by Sharpshooternes
So if the ball is on the way up from a bounce off the rim, in the cylinder and it is knocked away is it BI or GT?
Because it matters on a free throw.
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Short of some magical wind in the gym (or for a game on an aircraft carrier), a try is subject to being goaltended until it starts to cross over the edge of the rim and then it is only subject to being interfered with. Once it crosses entirely out of the cylinder, it would be fair game. So, if it is bounced up, it can only be BI (in the cylinder) or legal (out of the cylinder).
The only relevance to a FT is that GT on a FT is a T. If you think about it, there is no possible way to legally block a FT so GT is an deliberate infraction of the rules whereas BI is more about the distinction between a legal rebound and getting to the ball too early. In fact, GT on a FT means the shooter will be getting a substitute shot since, short of having excessively long arms, it would normally be impossible to block a FT without entering the lane.