Missed FT Attempt. How would you handle it?

[jTheUmp]

I think this definitely falls under the "points not covered in the rules" section... I'm going POI during the free throw, and awarding a replacement FT once the rim gets fixed.

[BillyMac]

It's a good thing that none of the rebounders got hit on the head with the rim. The rim, falling from a height of ten feet, would have had a lot of force at impact. Remember your high school physics? Isaac Newton's Second Law Of Motion? F=ma.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

It's a good thing that none of the rebounders got hit on the head with the rim. The rim, falling from a height of ten feet, would have had a lot of force at impact. Remember your high school physics? Isaac Newton's Second Law Of Motion? F=ma.

I sure do remember, Sir Issac consulted with me when he was working on the problem.

But, when it comes to Calculus, the question you must answer is: Newton or Leibniz?

MTD, Sr.

[crosscountry55]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

It's a good thing that none of the rebounders got hit on the head with the rim. The rim, falling from a height of ten feet, would have had a lot of force at impact. Remember your high school physics? Isaac Newton's Second Law Of Motion? F=ma.

To be more specific, in this case, F=mg, where "g" is approximately 9.8ms^2, the gravitational acceleration of an object in a vacuum near the surface of the earth. But of course it's not a vacuum because there is friction from the air on the way down. Not that the poor girl will give said friction much credit when the rim hits her on the head.

I once majored in physics before I took up basketball officiating.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

To be more specific, in this case, F=mg, where "g" is approximately 9.8ms^2, the gravitational acceleration of an object in a vacuum near the surface of the earth. But of course it's not a vacuum because there is friction from the air on the way down. Not that the poor girl will give said friction much credit when the rim hits her on the head.

I once majored in physics before I took up basketball officiating.

And I doubt the friction would amount to anything interesting from the velocity the rim might achieve from a height of 10'. From a 100 feet, maybe, but still not too much.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

To be more specific, in this case, F=mg, where "g" is approximately 9.8ms^2, the gravitational acceleration of an object in a vacuum near the surface of the earth. But of course it's not a vacuum because there is friction from the air on the way down. Not that the poor girl will give said friction much credit when the rim hits her on the head.

I once majored in physics before I took up basketball officiating.

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

And I doubt the friction would amount to anything interesting from the velocity the rim might achieve from a height of 10'. From a 100 feet, maybe, but still not too much.

I'm proud I even understand what you 2 are talking about. 2 years ago I would not have b/c I forgot almost all my science from high school (I graduated in 1982). But in August 2013 I started at attending college on the GI Bill have re-learned all the basics.

[Mark Padgett]

[frezer11]

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

To be more specific, in this case, F=mg, where "g" is approximately 9.8ms^2, the gravitational acceleration of an object in a vacuum near the surface of the earth. But of course it's not a vacuum because there is friction from the air on the way down. Not that the poor girl will give said friction much credit when the rim hits her on the head.

I once majored in physics before I took up basketball officiating.

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

And I doubt the friction would amount to anything interesting from the velocity the rim might achieve from a height of 10'. From a 100 feet, maybe, but still not too much.

Excellent work here gentlemen. But as a physics teacher, I feel I must bring the idea of energy transfer to the table. Assuming we can ignore the work done by non-conservative forces here (I.e. friction) then the amount of gravitational potential energy the rim transfers to the floor is given by mgh, using a mass in kilograms and a height in meters, of course.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by frezer11

Assuming we can ignore the work done by non-conservative forces here (I.e. friction) then the amount of gravitational potential energy the rim transfers to the floor is given by mgh, using a mass in kilograms and a height in meters, of course.

You, and Mark T. DeNucci, Sr., deserve each other.

[Kelvin green]

I think she should have received a flagrant T for intentional destruction of court equipment. Then I would have assessed delay of game Technical fouls for the 45 minute delay. The Head Coach would have been assessed a T for providing faulty equipment. The AD would have been tossed if the school could not have provided at least donuts for the delay...😄

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

You, and Mark T. DeNucci, Sr., deserve each other.

I believe in the Metric System. (but not for basketball, baseball & softball, and golf).

MTD, Sr.


P.S. Billy, you are a chemist and took Calculus, what is your answer: Newton or Leibniz?

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

I think this definitely falls under the "points not covered in the rules" section... I'm going POI during the free throw, and awarding a replacement FT once the rim gets fixed.

I specifically stayed away from 2-3 because I believe that this situation can be covered using the existing rules.