The Official Forum  

Go Back   The Official Forum > Basketball
Register FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #1 (permalink)  
Old Thu Nov 20, 2003, 07:17pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 15,015
I need to know what you guys believe. The new BI rule says that it is BI if the ball contacts the ring before it returns to its original position. To me this means that a vibrating ring is not included, only one that is returning from the down/breakaway position to the horizontal position.

However, I then read the new casebook play on page 3 and see that it indicates that a vibrating ring is considered BI. It also uses some different terms such as normal position instead of original position.

Also, the casebook play makes it seem like BI should not be called if the ball hits the ring and enters the basket. Yet in the interps on the NFHS website, #15 clearly states that if the ball hits and goes in, it is BI and the ball is dead. It also clarifies that if the ball passes through without touching the ring then it counts and play continues.

I think that this rule has some refining to go through. The wording certainly needs to be cleaned up. The casebook play puts forth a very different understanding of the rule than would be gathered from simply reading the actual rule in the rules book. They also don't define the terms original position or normal position. Do they mean no movement or vibration at all?

But bottom line, is it BI if the ring has snapped back to the horizontal position, but is still vibrating/shaking when the ball hits it?
Reply With Quote
 

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:55am.



Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.3.0 RC1