Basket interference v. goal tending

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef

I have seen this type of play happen more and more frequently. We now have to subjectively decide if the slap of the backboard was intentional or an attempt to block the shot. If we could simply call BI for a slap against the board that missed the ball, BUT the slap caused the basket to move slightly while the ball was on it would seem to be a fairly simple solution.

How many of you are going to call goaltending on the offensive team -- knowing what the penalty is for goaltending?

This is one of those situations that may actually be easier to see from the bench, where the viewer is stationary. On the move, a little rim wiggle is going to be more difficult to detect. And I still contend whether or not the ball would have gone in had the hitting of the backboard not caused the rim to vibrate, is going to be a pretty subjective judgment most of the time.