El Paljasso
Bench
what question?

Dave McNulla said:the rule doesn't say that. i'm not saying you don't know what you are talking about, i'm just wondering if that's your interpretation, if it's another fan's opinion, if you used to be an nba official or on the rules committee. how do you know the nba meant that (any part of the ball) if the rule doesn't say that?
Ryle said:Watching the video it seems like Webb had both Peja and Mobley wide open for a 3 at the end. Not sure if there would have been enough time to kick it out to them but it sure would have been nice to see Mobley take that shot because he had it going from behind the arc last night.
if it's your interpretation, then say it. there's no shame in having an opinion. mine is different. i think it should be if the verticle center of the ball if over the any part of the cylinder or if the ball is moving downwards toward the cylinder (some part above the rim). but it looks to me like the rule is saying within, which to me means all inside.Folsom Al said:Key word/words being used: THE BALL (to me that means ANY PART/AMOUNT)
http://www.basketball.com/nba/rules/rule11.shtml
Dave McNulla said:the rule doesn't say that. i'm not saying you don't know what you are talking about, i'm just wondering if that's your interpretation, if it's another fan's opinion, if you used to be an nba official or on the rules committee. how do you know the nba meant that (any part of the ball) if the rule doesn't say that?
nAj jAn™ said:I think Dave meant to say that the ball is still going up, even the ball is like above the cylinder....
I don't know, but I think it was not goaltending, 'coz the ball is still going up... If the ball is way going down, now that's goaltending....I can't clearly see the ball, it's too fast, and the camera angle is confusing, there should be a clear replay of this scenario....
nAj jAn™ said:I think Dave meant to say that the ball is still going up, even the ball is like above the cylinder....
I don't know, but I think it was not goaltending, 'coz the ball is still going up... If the ball is way going down, now that's goaltending....I can't clearly see the ball, it's too fast, and the camera angle is confusing, there should be a clear replay of this scenario....
Ryle said:My point is that it shouldn't have come down to this
El Paljasso said:how can you not see it
my fault, i didn't realize that you had posted a link from a different website with different wording. i was going by what nba.com said.Folsom Al said:What does the following mean to you ... THE BALL ... ???
http://www.basketball.com/nba/rules/rule11.shtml
Are you trying to SPLIT HAIRS ??? Give me a break .... ie ...
The SUN means ... THE SUN ... not just the top
The CAR means ... THE CAR ... not just the door
The DOG means ... THE DOG ... not just a paw
so, logically ... THE BALL means ... THE BALL
So, anyway .... I'm done with this .... King's lost anyway and we've got the Sonics tomorrow ..... time to move on.
that's one way to state it. another way would be that i'm not sure which is right, basketball.com's posting of the nba rules and nba.com's posting of the nba rules. do you know which is right? if so, how?Kingsgurl said:Are you asking which is the right definition, the NBA rulebook or NBA.coms interpretion of the rule from the rulebook?
Kingsgurl said:The up/down trajectory of the ball is but one portion of the rule. The in the cylinder issue is a completely seperate part of the rule which stands on its own. In the cylinder, it doesn't matter if the ball is going up or coming down. You can't play goalie.
Bricklayer said:No, those are separate rules -- upward/downward flight and cylinder rules. Actually, logically it would be extraordinarily difficult for the ball to still be going up while it was over the cylinder unless you were going to miss it so badly as to almost toss it over the basket entirely.