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[ILRef80]

And on the other half of the spectrum, we have Dan Dakich (during the Indiana/Ohio State game). Referring to a spot throw in: "2 things the inbounder has to know, 1 - he cannot move, or it's a travel."

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Originally Posted by ILRef80

And on the other half of the spectrum, we have Dan Dakich (during the Indiana/Ohio State game). Referring to a spot throw in: "2 things the inbounder has to know, 1 - he cannot move, or it's a travel."

I was just about to post this one as well, but I wasn't sure who the announcer to credit with the ignorance was.

[Welpe]

Well to be fair, it doesn't help clarify matters when you see DI officials give the traveling signal for this violation.

[SCalScoreKeeper]

Listen to the commentator on this play from the end of the Wagner @ Santa Clara game.
Should Wagner’s circus fallaway buzzer beater have counted? - The Dagger - NCAABBlog - Yahoo! Sports

[ga314ref]

Originally Posted by SCalScoreKeeper

Listen to the commentator on this play from the end of the Wagner @ Santa Clara game.
Should Wagner’s circus fallaway buzzer beater have counted? - The Dagger - NCAABBlog - Yahoo! Sports

...pretty emphatic. My question is, was he right? Is that shot like a field-goal where if the ball passes over even the edge of the post (or, in this case, the corner of the backboard), it's as if it has passed over the full object?

[BillyMac]

Ortiz's shot was all luck. Bird's was all skill.

[Scrapper1]

It was tough for me to see very well, but I have to say that from the shooter's position, it certainly looks like the ball passed over the backboard.

[youngref33]

CK came and spoke to a local association here in Columbus.
He asked what officials hated the most. They explained to him about people not understanding the rules, etc.
Plus they explained to him the "terms" people use that are not fouls or proper.

[HawkeyeCubP]

Certainly looks like the @ Santa Clara basket should've been disallowed for a violation of NCAA 9-3-2: "The ball shall be out of bounds when any part of the ball passes over the backboard from any direction."

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by HawkeyeCubP

Certainly looks like the @ Santa Clara basket should've been disallowed for a violation of NCAA 9-3-2: "The ball shall be out of bounds when any part of the ball passes over the backboard from any direction."

"Certainly" is an awfully strong word. After viewing this several times, I would have used the word "probably". Should officials make calls when something "probably" happens? I know more about multilinear algebra than I do about NCAA rules so I don't know if this was a reviewable play. If the call had to be made in "real time" then, in my opinion, it was a tough call, either way.