when you shoot the ball from the back of backboard

[mendi]

but, you say that in NBA rules its forbidden? what about the famous shot of lary bird?

and what about the passing directly behind backboard, i think thats its out of bound also in FIBA rules no?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by mendi

but, you say that in NBA rules its forbidden? what about the famous shot of lary bird?

and what about the passing directly behind backboard, i think thats its out of bound also in FIBA rules no?

Is it possible that that during that shot, Larry Bird's play was legal? We are talking over 20 years ago if I recall.

Peace

[Hugh Refner]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Is it possible that that during that shot, Larry Bird's play was legal? We are talking over 20 years ago if I recall.

Peace

Check it out. If you look closely at the official, he seems to be waving the shot off.

YouTube - Larry Bird behind the backboard unbelievable shot

[Mregor]

Originally Posted by Hugh Refner

Check it out. If you look closely at the official, he seems to be waving the shot off.

YouTube - Larry Bird behind the backboard unbelievable shot

Sure looks like it to me too. I wonder what the discussion and ultimate explanation was? I have no idea whether in the NBA it is/was a legal shot to shoot over the backboard so I have no opinion on that but the Lead sure looks to be signaling no shot.

Mregor

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by mendi

and what about the passing directly behind backboard, i think thats its out of bound also in FIBA rules no?

There's nothing in FIBA rules about the ball passing over the backboard, in either direction. Provided that the ball touches no support or the back of the board, such a play is legal, as SmokeEater said.

Note. For some time there has been a rule prohibiting to pass the ball over the backboard on a throw in from the end line, but it's not in the rules any more.

Ciao

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by eg-italy

There's nothing in FIBA rules about the ball passing over the backboard, in either direction.

Does it matter whether the backboard is fan shaped or trapezoidal?

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Does it matter whether the backboard is fan shaped or trapezoidal?

Sorry, we have only (metric) rectangular backboards. They are 180 cm wide (70.86614 inches) and 105 cm high (41.33858 inches). The basket is 15 cm (5.90551 inches) above the base of the backboard, so the base of the backboard is 290 cm (114.17323 inches) from the ground.

Old courts may have 1.20 m high backboards (3.93701 feet), whose base is 2.75 m (9.02231 feet) from the ground. Are you able to convert 9.02231 feet into inches without a calculator? Well, 2.75 meters are just 275 centimeters. Isn't it nice?

The basket is 305 cm from the ground; this makes 10.00656 feet, but according to my converter 0.00656 feet is just 2 mm, which is almost negligible, isn't it?

Ciao

[Adam]

Originally Posted by eg-italy

Sorry, we have only (metric) rectangular backboards. They are 180 cm wide (70.86614 inches) and 105 cm high (41.33858 inches). The basket is 15 cm (5.90551 inches) above the base of the backboard, so the base of the backboard is 290 cm (114.17323 inches) from the ground.

Old courts may have 1.20 m high backboards (3.93701 feet), whose base is 2.75 m (9.02231 feet) from the ground. Are you able to convert 9.02231 feet into inches without a calculator? Well, 2.75 meters are just 275 centimeters. Isn't it nice?

The basket is 305 cm from the ground; this makes 10.00656 feet, but according to my converter 0.00656 feet is just 2 mm, which is almost negligible, isn't it?

Ciao

You're going to give Padgett a stroke.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by eg-italy

Sorry, we have only (metric) rectangular backboards. They are 180 cm wide (70.86614 inches) and 105 cm high (41.33858 inches). The basket is 15 cm (5.90551 inches) above the base of the backboard, so the base of the backboard is 290 cm (114.17323 inches) from the ground.

Old courts may have 1.20 m high backboards (3.93701 feet), whose base is 2.75 m (9.02231 feet) from the ground. Are you able to convert 9.02231 feet into inches without a calculator? Well, 2.75 meters are just 275 centimeters. Isn't it nice?

The basket is 305 cm from the ground; this makes 10.00656 feet, but according to my converter 0.00656 feet is just 2 mm, which is almost negligible, isn't it?

Ciao

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

You're going to give Padgett a stroke.

Padgett is almost negligible.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

You're going to give Padgett a stroke.

No he won't. My computer has an MB program (metric block).

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

No he won't. My computer has an MB program (metric block).

My planned travel tomorrow (going to vacation) will be 902230.97113 feet long; are you able to tell how many miles without a calculator?

Does this pass the MB?

Ciao