Well I think that FIBA makes the most sense in order to be competetive nationally and internationally. It is the easiest to learn and play under as long as all levels of ball adopt it (which is the plan here).

Here is the link I will be using to adapt to the new ruleset. http://www.fibaamericas.com/reglas_us.asp

There is no cylinder altogether. A passage can be catched and dunked even directly above the basket. When the ball hits the ring on a try, the ball is playable by everybody, unless it is in the basket (that is, some part of it is under ring level inside the basket) when only an offensive player can touch it.

It is of course forbidden to reach through the basket from below and touch the ball; unfortunately, after the ball has touched the ring, this is not BI, but a simple violation. There are rumors that this will be changed back to BI.

Touching the ball when it is completely above ring level after it has hit the backboard is goal tending (it doesn't matter, in this case, the direction of the flight, upward or downward).

When does it restart? When the ball is established in bounds or when the thrower gets the ball for the throwin?

The 8 second count will "restart" once control is established in bounds.

There's a simple reason for that. In some european countries showing the pinky, ring and middle fingers is a quite rude gesture. Therefore fiba officials show thumb, index, middle insted. And also (I think) becuse it's not as easily mistaken for nr.4 as with the Ncaa signal.

And I wouldn't mind a little more fiba discussion around here;)

Its comming starting in June here. Can't wait :rolleyes:

you learn something new everyday here, thanks for the sensitivity training, I'll be more careful with my fingers!

I think it's ironic that a game that was invented by a Canadian while working in the United States is now going to be played in Canada under European rules.

That's just FEEBLE. :(

Good grief, why would the count resume before the ball is inbounded? :confused:

Are there any sets of rules where this occurs?

Wow, you're quite the global thinker.

Not.

Yes Quite IRONIC ....

save your thrusts and parries for you leotarded fencing matches.

irony would be ia a american fiba official does a game at the international level when the usa loses (oh wait, this happens all the time now:( )

perhaps the name of the forum should more accurately be called "american refs who only travel in the tri state area to ref a limited set of rules loosely based on nhfs/ncaa, but we make changes wherever we feel like rules don't adhere to our ball size and intelligence"

just a friendly suggestion!

Yes, because by definition the shot ends as soon as it hits the rim, and GT and BI only apply to shot situations.

OK - next time your country is at war, you can have just the French on your side. :eek:

Dude, I was just asking.