something I've observed

[APG]

Originally Posted by mcdanrd

According to this rule, the basket cannot be counted if it goes behind the backboard

The basket can not be counted if the ball passes DIRECTLY over the top of the backboard

RULE NO. 8—OUT-OF-BOUNDS AND THROW-IN

Section II—Ball
b. Any ball that rebounds or passes directly behind the backboard, in either direction, from any point is considered out-of-bounds.

Kobe Bryant earlier this season took a shot from behind the basket, and the basket counted because the ball didn't go directly behind the basket but rather at an angle.