Almost dunk

[BBall_Junkie]

Originally Posted by bmeansdfw

Sorry, but if any of you guys thinks that BI is the right call--not according to the textbook, but in reality--then you're all nuts.

Here's why.

If you watched the Big 12 tourney this week, you may have noticed that they installed new--and very stiff--nets. At least a dozen times, a ball came to rest in the bottom of the net. By your definition of BI, if an offensive player bumps the ball out of the net, it is offensive BI and the basket would be disallowed; however, if the defensive player does the same thing (to help out, he thinks), there is no call because the scorer and everyone else thinks the basket is good.

I'm just saying that the rim and plane should be determinate of a made basket, not the net--otherwise, we would need standard length nets installed on every goal to make sure the proverbial playing field was level across the board.

Sorry Bubba, but we can't call games based on what you think should be the rule. This one is cut and dry and no gray area. The ball by rule must clear the net. If the NCAA wanted it to be the "plane of the rim" they would write it as such.

I was at a Sweet 16 game at Texas University (My wife was an Aggie so I can't refer to it as The University of Texas ) when Duke was playing Michigan State a few years ago. Sheldon Williams had a break away dunk that hit his head while in the net and bounced back up and out never clearing the net. No basket... play on.

Thanks for playing though.