Backboard slap

[Raymond]

I think in this play the Memphis player didn't hang on the rim. He elevated very high, dunked very hard and was high enough that he then tapped both sides of the backboard on the way down. I don't remember the Villanueva and Brand plays but I'm willing to wager that they did chin-ups prior to tapping the backboards or smacked as opposed to tapping the backboard. JMO.

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I think in this play the Memphis player didn't hang on the rim. He elevated very high, dunked very hard and was high enough that he then tapped both sides of the backboard on the way down. I don't remember the Villanueva and Brand plays but I'm willing to wager that they did chin-ups prior to tapping the backboards or smacked as opposed to tapping the backboard. JMO.

Whether they hang on the rim or not shouldn't forgive a slap on the backboard.
Some plays we see in the NCAA could make moving up - if that is what you want to do - a tough nut to crack. "sigh" I guess we have to remember "do as I say, not as I do" and call these plays.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I think in this play the Memphis player didn't hang on the rim. He elevated very high, dunked very hard and was high enough that he then tapped both sides of the backboard on the way down.

Are you going off memory or did you go back and watch the tape?
I watched the tape very carefully, a few times, BEFORE I started this thread. What you have written is NOT true.

Dorsey's right hand never left the ring and he slapped the board with his left hand only.

PS The T against Syracuse last year was not for hanging on the ring. It was for slapping the backboard.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Are you going off memory or did you go back and watch the tape?
I watched the tape very carefully, a few times, BEFORE I started this thread. What you have written is NOT true.

Dorsey's right hand never left the ring and he slapped the board with his left hand only.

PS The T against Syracuse last year was not for hanging on the ring. It was for slapping the backboard.

Yes Nevada, I am going off memory and one SportsCenter replay...but my initial reaction was that I wasn't surprised that he didn't get T'd up

Originally Posted by tomegun

Whether they hang on the rim or not shouldn't forgive a slap on the backboard.
Some plays we see in the NCAA could make moving up - if that is what you want to do - a tough nut to crack. "sigh" I guess we have to remember "do as I say, not as I do" and call these plays.

You're right Tome, it's hard when you go to a camp in front these same guys and a play like that happens and you wonder "should I call it or am I gonna get a lecture on Game Interrupters".

[rulesmaven]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I think in this play the Memphis player didn't hang on the rim. He elevated very high, dunked very hard and was high enough that he then tapped both sides of the backboard on the way down. I don't remember the Villanueva and Brand plays but I'm willing to wager that they did chin-ups prior to tapping the backboards or smacked as opposed to tapping the backboard. JMO.

Villanueva, if I remember right, did not even dunk the ball. He might not have even touched the rim. But the slap was very obvious. Connecticut was leading by about 25 at the time, so it did not really affect the game or the outcome at all.

[jeffpea]

regardless of how many hands slap the backboard after a dunk - it should be an automatic T. That's an easy one to call - surprised it wasn't called.

[cmathews]

I was at a mens league tourney this weekend. In 2 games this guy gets a defensive rebound and slaps the board on his way down.....he slapped it pretty light, and in light of the tournament we were in and the fact that it was a double losers consolation bracket at the time he didn't get a T....and the funny thing is this guy is a state tournament official in our state LOL.....