Hanging Backboard Padding

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by LRZ

In my opinion, no: the padding is no longer mounted on the bottom and sides of the backboard ...

So if a thrown ball, a pass, a shot, a blocked shot, deflection, etc., hits the loose padding on the bottom, side, or top, of the backboard, the ball is out of bounds?

Citation please.

Or will one suspend the game until the padding is replaced, or fixed, maybe by next Thursday?

[LRZ]

Billy, you know there is nothing specifically addressing this issue in the rule book or casebook. Give a citation for ruling it in-bounds.

To me, "hanging from" is not "mounted on." How would you read 1-9-1? Is this so crystal clear to you?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by LRZ

Billy, you know there is nothing specifically addressing this issue in the rule book or casebook. Give a citation for ruling it in-bounds.
To me, "hanging from" is not "mounted on." How would you read 1-9-1? Is this so crystal clear to you?

Again, are you going to rule it out of bounds, or suspend the game until it gets fixed, or replaced.

For me, if it's not out of bounds, it's inbounds.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by LRZ

Billy, you know there is nothing specifically addressing this issue in the rule book or casebook. Give a citation for ruling it in-bounds.

To me, "hanging from" is not "mounted on." How would you read 1-9-1? Is this so crystal clear to you?

2-4-1
If the equipment passes the R's pregame inspection, then it is legal.

[LRZ]

If the R rules it in-bounds, I'm ok with that. If I'm the R, it's out of bounds. Rule 2-3. But if a partner has a serious objection, I'm not going to insist. I've had games where coaches and partners have agreed that wires high above the baskets are in-bounds.

"Suspend the game"? Why set up a straw man?

[Nevadaref]

I can't believe that this is a discussion. The process is very clear. The R does a pregame inspection. Everything which passes is legal. What doesn't needs to get fixed before starting the game. If something breaks during play, halt the game and fix it.

Ruling something to be OOB which isn't is not the proper solution.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by LRZ

I've had games where coaches and partners have agreed that wires high above the baskets are in-bounds.

Coaches? Believable.

Partner? No way, the rules clearly don't support this, unless it's some type of weird, league recognized, "ground rule" in a odd gymnasium.