Goal Tending

[kbilla]

Originally Posted by tjchamp

I disagree here. I think after anyone shoots a layup, the first direction the ball goes is up, if only for a slight moment. The closer to the ground the hand is upon release will determine how long the ball is on it's upward flight.

Agree with your last point there which is why I referenced the shorter players...and I also agree that it does go up (wasn't clear in my prior post) which is why I have called it myself, all I am saying is that it is for such a brief instant that it still has an upward flight if it does have one (thinking hs varsity game) that 9X out of 10 in my experience it is going to be a GT/BI if someone touches a ball after it has hit the backboard...not saying it doesn't happen, but more than likely you have a violation...