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[CA BBall Ref]

What is the call when the ball strikes the rim but is still on the way up. My partner recently called a goaltend after a shot on the way UP hit the rim and was then swatted by the defender. We talked about it after and I felt that it was still considered on it's way UP even though it had struck rim. The ball was not in the cylinder at the time and had no chance to go in unless he had an awfull lots of english on it. He felt it could not be touched because it had touched the rim.