I hope this one runs to 10 pages, and several bags of popcorn!

[Hartsy]

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I can't think of any advantage gained by this, so I just won't whistle it. I'll just tell the players to be careful not to do it again. Like a lot of us do with the 3 second violation.

If the ball goes up through the ring, completely, then back down through the ring, I guess then I'd need to actually make the call.

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I agree with BITS. I figure the rule was to prevent counting a score from someone shooting up through the ring and back through. If the ball doesn't go above the ring, no chance it can be counted as a score, so no violation.

I have seen balls tipped and hit the net or ring, but never through the ring. I treat it just as I do when a pass sails into the backboard, just let it go.

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