In or out?

fullor30 · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Feb 10, 2015, 12:35am

A backboard has six sides, only one is out
As the saying goes

Player shoots from side of backboard, say 4,5 feet away, slightly
Behind it, shot because of angle catches corner of side of backboard and
angles towards endline.

In or out?

Nevadaref · #2 (**permalink**) Tue Feb 10, 2015, 01:38am

Play on.

WhistlesAndStripes · #3 (**permalink**) Tue Feb 10, 2015, 02:23am

Out.

Camron Rust · #4 (**permalink**) Tue Feb 10, 2015, 02:32am

Out.

If it had hit the side, it would have come back towards the shooter. Short of some wicked horizontal spin, the only way it changes direction towards the endline is to have hit the back of the board to at least some degree....and even more so since the the shot started from a point behind the plane of the backboard.

Nevadaref · #5 (**permalink**) Tue Feb 10, 2015, 03:27am

A ball which strikes the edge or a corner of the backboard can rebound at an unusual angle sometimes, especially when considering the spin of the moving ball.

I'm not calling the ball out of bounds unless I see it contact the back of the board. I won't be conducting a physics class on the court and making a call based upon retrograde analysis.

Rich · #6 (**permalink**) Tue Feb 10, 2015, 08:09am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

A ball which strikes the edge or a corner of the backboard can rebound at an unusual angle sometimes, especially when considering the spin of the moving ball.

I'm not calling the ball out of bounds unless I see it contact the back of the board. I won't be conducting a physics class on the court and making a call based upon retrograde analysis.

I agree with this.