Slapping backboard

[refnrev]

Saw an interesting play some time back. What would you have called? A is in a fast break. A5 puts up a shot in the paint from about 8 feet. While ball was in the air, B12 jumps up from about the last block and slaps the backboard. Not really an attempt to block or at best a very bad attempt... just a slap. What would you have called?

[Adam]

T

[JRutledge]

This is why we get paid the big bucks. It is hard to tell by your description what really was happening. But if the slap had nothing to do with a block, then call the T.

Peace

[Johnny Ringo]

A play similar to this seems to happen to me every night.

If the defender is making a legitimate attempt - in the official's judgement - to block the shot ... play on. If not, it's a T.

The next part to this is always if the ball is IN the cylinder. You could have BI or again ... nothing and play on.

Am I correct veteran oficials?

[Adam]

How do you have BI? The backboard is not part of the basket. It's a T or nothing.

[Johnny Ringo]

Originally Posted by Johnny Ringo

A play similar to this seems to happen to me every night.

If the defender is making a legitimate attempt - in the official's judgement - to block the shot ... play on. If not, it's a T.

The next part to this is always if the ball is IN the cylinder. You could have BI or again ... nothing and play on.

Am I correct veteran oficials?

You are correct, I got confused and always seem to when discussing this type of play. If the ball is in the cylinder and the slapping of the backboard causes the try to miss. It is a Tech and the try is no good. No BI. Only BI if the player hits rim or net, correct?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Johnny Ringo

Only BI if the player hits rim or net, correct?

It's BI if a player from either team hits the rim/net while the ball is on or within the basket or if they touch the ball while it is in the cone over the basket.

GT is hitting the ball on the way down above the basket ring when the shot has a chance to go in. GT also applies after the ball leaves a FT shooter's hands while it is still outside the cylinder, but it also only applies to an opponent of the FT shooter.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Johnny Ringo

If the ball is in the cylinder and the slapping of the backboard causes the try to miss. It is a Tech and the try is no good.

Got a rule reference on that one?