Ball hangs on rim

[BillyMac]

Slapping the backboard is neither basket interference nor is it goaltending and points cannot be awarded. A player who strikes a backboard, during a tap, or a try, so forcefully that it cannot be ignored because it is an attempt to draw attention to the player, or a means of venting frustration, may be assessed a technical foul. When a player simply attempts to block a shot and accidentally slaps the backboard it is neither a violation nor is it a technical foul.

[jeffpea]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Slapping the backboard is neither basket interference nor is it goaltending and points cannot be awarded. A player who strikes a backboard, during a tap, or a try, so forcefully that it cannot be ignored because it is an attempt to draw attention to the player, or a means of venting frustration, may be assessed a technical foul. When a player simply attempts to block a shot and accidentally slaps the backboard it is neither a violation nor is it a technical foul.

anytime anyone asks you about this scenario...have them read (or in our case re-read) BillyMacs' post above....nothing further needs to be written and/or said.

well done young man!

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by jeffpea

Well done young man!

Thank the Mythbusters (It's a group effort. By the way guys, my computer crashed, and I no longer have the complete list of contributors, and I'm no longer keeping a list. Be sure to hold onto your Mythbusters badges, and secret decoder rings, because that's the only proof you have that your an official Mythbuster, and I don't have the proper documentation to give you new ones. Only new members will get Mythbuster badges, and decoder rings. Sorry).

Also, jeffpea, unless you're older than Mark T. DeNucci, Sr., or Jurassic Referee, I seriously doubt that you can call me young man.