Another striking the backboard question

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jay R

Don't you think Jeff that when the backboard vibrates and a basket could possibly be taken away, that action should be penalized? In NFHS, a player could shake the backboard tremendously with no penalty.

To make the backboard shake "tremendously," he's gonna have to do one of two things.

1. Slap it incredibly hard going for the block. He's gonna be sore.
2. Grab it and shake it. Call the T, it's no longer a legitimate attempt to block the shot.

Either way, not without penalty.

[Jay R]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

To make the backboard shake "tremendously," he's gonna have to do one of two things.

1. Slap it incredibly hard going for the block. He's gonna be sore.
2. Grab it and shake it. Call the T, it's no longer a legitimate attempt to block the shot.

Either way, not without penalty.

OK, maybe no the best choice of words. But, a player slapping the backboard can have an effect on a field goal.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Jay R

OK, maybe no the best choice of words. But, a player slapping the backboard can have an effect on a field goal.

Yes, it certainly can have an effect on a field goal. And yet, by NFHS rules, there can be no points awarded.

[TheOracle]

Originally Posted by Jay R

OK, maybe no the best choice of words. But, a player slapping the backboard can have an effect on a field goal.

You are correct that it can affect a shot, and I think that most officials have made this call at some point in their careers. However, if you set it in stone in your mind that the backboard can move violently on a legitimate block attempt on a shot, you realize that play goes on. At the higher levels, it happens more frequently, but rarely does it really vibrate a shot out of the hoop. Just one of those things.