What's the call?

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Originally Posted by todd66

no whistle, play on

+1

[JetMetFan]

A1 tries for a goal, and (a) B1 jumps and attempts to block the shot but instead slaps or strikes the backboard and the ball goes into the basket...

RULING: In (a) legal and the basket counts...

COMMENT: The purpose of the rule is to penalize intentional contact with the backboard while a shot or try is involved or placing a hand on the backboard to gain an advantage. A player who strikes either backboard so forcefully 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 pursuant to Rule 10-3-6.

[just another ref]

And if it happens 10 times that night, the same guy will yell every time: "That's a T, ref! He can't slap the board like that!"

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by just another ref

The same guy will yell every time: "That's a T, ref! He can't slap the board like that!"

just another ref: I've got the same guy at a lot of my games. He must be a real travelin' man, or you've been working far away from home.

[BillyMac]

A player cannot touch the ball, ring, or net while the ball is on the ring or within the basket. A player cannot touch the ball if it is in the imaginary cylinder above the ring. These are examples of basket interference. It is legal to touch the ring or the net if the ball is above the ring and not touching the ring, even if the ball is in the imaginary cylinder above the ring. It is legal to hang on the ring if a player is avoiding an injury to himself or herself or another player.

The backboard has nothing to do with goaltending. Goaltending when a player touches the ball during a try, or tap, while it is in its downward flight, entirely above the basket ring level and has the possibility of entering the basket. On most layups, the ball is going up after it contacts the backboard. It is legal to pin the ball against the backboard if it still on the way up and not in the imaginary cylinder above the basket. 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.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

just another ref: I've got the same guy at a lot of my games. He must be a real travelin' man, or you've been working far away from home.

I've seen him coaching once. But haven't seen him since.

[legend]

Originally Posted by just another ref

And if it happens 10 times that night, the same guy will yell every time: "That's a T, ref! He can't slap the board like that!"

Doubly frustrating when that "same guy" yelling for a T every time
is the stinkin coach!

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by legend

Doubly frustrating when that "same guy" yelling for a T every time is the stinkin coach!

If he yells loud enough he'll get his T. He probably never read "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs.