BktBallRef wroteFEEBLE has a lot more problems that just not knowing the difference in a cone and a cylinder. 🙂
You can swat the ball off the rim but you can't slap the backboard while the ball is on the rim...yeah, that makes a lot of sense.
You can't even touch the backboard or the basket, when the ball is on the rim!
If you want to know another pearl, here it is. A shot ends when the ball touches the ring. Yes, you read correctly. If a player reaches through the basket and touches the ball after it has touched the ring, it is a simple violation, not BI, provided the ball is not inside the basket (i.e., it has not any part inside it, under the rim level). 😮 For example, if the ball is rolling on the rim and a defensive player reaches through the basket touching the ball, there is no BI, but only a throw-in for the offense. 🙁
Returning to more serious things: what do you do if a player (under NFHS or NCAA) merely brushes the net when the ball is on the rim?
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