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Old Thu Jul 12, 2012, 02:01am
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what is the rule if the ball is behind the backboard and hits the padding crossing the plane??? is it a violation??? can the ball in addition be shot from behind the backboard and travel over the top of the backboard??? how bout if the ball is behind the plane of the backboard and hits the top of the backboard???
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Old Thu Jul 12, 2012, 03:23am
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I'm not 100 percent sure what's you're asking. The rule is pretty simple.

Under NFHS and NCAA rules, if the ball passes over the top of the backboard (assuming it's a rectangular backboard and not a fan shaped one) in either direction, it's an out of bounds violation. If it hits the back of the backboard (as the 4 sides and the front of the backboard are inbounds) it's out of bounds.
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The front, top, sides, and bottom of the backboard are all in play. The ball cannot legally pass over a rectangular backboard from either direction. The back of a backboard is out of bounds as well as the supporting structures.

Note that Larry Bird's shot would count if they were playing on a court with fan shaped backboards. Of course, there aren't too many NBA teams that play on courts with fan shaped backboards anymore.
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Note that Larry Bird's shot would count if they were playing on a court with fan shaped backboards...
My question is: What was the Bird Man doing playing in the Hartford Civic Center? Shouldn't there have been ice on the floor for the Whalers?
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My question is: What was the Bird Man doing playing in the Hartford Civic Center? Shouldn't there have been ice on the floor for the Whalers?
Must have been ice on the floor of the Garden that night for the Bruins.
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Shouldn't there have been ice on the floor for the Whalers?
Great. Now I'm going to start crying. I can't hold back the tears. I had almost forgotten about Connecticut's only major league sports team (the Connecticut Sun, wimmen's basketball, doesn't count) leaving. On top of that, our professional Ultimate Frisbee team just folded. I can't imagine why?
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The front, top, sides, and bottom of the backboard are all in play. The ball cannot legally pass over a rectangular backboard from either direction. The back of a backboard is out of bounds as well as the supporting structures.

Note that Larry Bird's shot would count if they were playing on a court with fan shaped backboards. Of course, there aren't too many NBA teams that play on courts with fan shaped backboards anymore.
The shot didn't count back then, but would count today (NBA rules).
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The shot didn't count back then, but would count today (NBA rules).
Hey. It was JUST summer ball.
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