Originally posted by HuskerTimOmaha:
Since when are you allowed to pull the rim down when the ball is above the cylinder? If accurate, and there's little doubt not to believe you, I can't imagine coaches not taking advantage of it. The defense could do this on about every play in the game.
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I don't know how well this will post. If it looks like crap, I apologize. I had to use the bullets and I'm not sure I did it correctly.
The thing is, it has to be a legitimate basketball move or play. If the player's sole purpose of grabbing the rim is to mess with the basket and the attempted shot, then the player should be assessed a Class A unsportsmanlike conduct technical foul. The rule is meant to prevent BI from being called when there was no intent to disrupt the try for goal (if it did disrupt the try, then the try would be scored anyway) AND the grabbing of the rim did not disrupt the try for goal. When defenders or offensive players are close to the hoop and high in the air, sometimes the rim or backboard is contacted. When it doesn't impact the ball's path to the hoop, then there is not a reason to call basket interference.
Here is the entire BI rule. #4 is the part of the BI rule that applies to this situation. As long as the ball's path was not affected by the rim being grabbed/pulled, then there is no violation. #5 was added this year to prevent the play where, in years past, a legitimate block attempt would result in a slap of the backboard that would shake the backboard/rim and cause the try to be no good. before 2014-15, a legitimate block attempt causing the backboard to move and disrupt the ball's path was not considered basket interference. Now it is, which is the right way to do it, IMO. It make for some tough explanations to coaches when a ball would be coming off the backboard and the defender's block attempt missed the ball but contacted the backboard violently, resulting in the backboard and rim to shake, and thus the ball to fall off the rim or out of the cylinder. Now we can just count the bucket.
Section 17. Basket Interference and GoaltendingArt. 1. It is a violation to commit basket interference or goaltending.Art. 2. - a. It is basket intereference when player:Touches the ball or any part of the basket while the ball is on or within
the basket;Touches the ball while any part of it is within the cylinder that has the
ring as its lower base;Reaches through the basket from below and touches the ball before it
enters the cylinder; or
Pulls down a movable ring so that it contacts the ball before the ring
returns to its original positionCauses the basket or backboard to vibrate when the ball is on or within
the basket or the backboard and/or is on or in the cylinder. b. The cylinder is the imaginary geometric figure that has the ring as its base
and is formed by the upward extension of that ring. c. The ball shall be considered to be within the basket when any part of the ball
is below the cylinder and the level of the ring. d. A player may have a hand legally in contact with the ball, when this contact
continues after the ball enters the cylinder or when, during such action, the
player touches or grabs the basket.