Goal Tending

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by JS 20

In the case you stated, it would not be goal tending unless the ball was struck by the defender when the ball was above/in the cylinder

Still not goal tending: you're describing BI.

[kbilla]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Still not goal tending: you're describing BI.

Actually I think you and I both are slightly off on the definition, it is goaltending in the OP as long as the ball is in a downward path and NOT above the cylinder...it is BI, however, if it is above the cylinder...unless you were trying to say that there is no way it was in its downward path and not above the cylinder since it was a layup..I can buy that...either way we penalize the same! Why the two definitions in the first place?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by kbilla

Actually I think you and I both are slightly off on the definition, it is goaltending in the OP as long as the ball is in a downward path and NOT above the cylinder...it is BI, however, if it is above the cylinder...unless you were trying to say that there is no way it was in its downward path and not above the cylinder since it was a layup..I can buy that...either way we penalize the same! Why the two definitions in the first place?

One is a technical if committed during a free throw, and the other isn't.