Hanging on the Rim

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Spence

... Momentum causes his body legs fly out ahead of him while dunking. No defender right under him. Do we allow him to hang on the rim to get his balance?

T was called in the Kentucky game.

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Let's ask Spence. If the defender under the dunker was relevant, or germane, to the situation, then, again, I stand by my posts. The defender being under the dunker was part of an old rule, now long gone, that may be confusing some veterans, kind of like a myth.

If Spence tells us that the defender under the dunker was just some extraneous information, like a uniform color, then I will stand by my apology.

Billy, you forgot to include the bolded part of Spence's post which, IMO, speaks to player safety. Like I said before, just b/c he's asking about this play doesn't mean there is a myth. Maybe he's wondering if "safety" includes "getting his balance"?

Now as to this play itself, judgment call. I don't necessarily agree with the call based on this video but I wasn't there and I'm definitely not toting around Doug Shows resume'.