The Hyatt non-call was clearly not basket interference. The ball was grabbed away from the rim. I think the only thing that made it look like basket interference was that 3 Wisky players immediately stopped and looked to the ref for a call. (Don't be shocked how often that works.) The rule is: "Touch any ball from within the playing area when it is above the basket ring and within the imaginary cylinder."
That's clear a mud. Obviously picking a ball off the rim is basket interference. What about when the ball is in the air and half of it is outside the cylinder and half inside. My understanding is that you can still poke at the part of the ball not in the cylinder and this happens all the time. In Hyatt's case, the ball is entirely off the cylinder. I know the camera angle is not great and announcers are too eager to back-up a ref, but it is clear from the replay that the ball is not on the rim and that Hyatt grabs it away from the cylinder. Obviously he follows through into the cylinder because it's a put back dunk.
That play was the highlight of my day. It's shows great awareness, effort, and aggressiveness by Hyatt. He turned on the lights when it was his time to shine. I think he if really making a personal effort to make-up for what we lose with Mags down.
That's clear a mud. Obviously picking a ball off the rim is basket interference. What about when the ball is in the air and half of it is outside the cylinder and half inside. My understanding is that you can still poke at the part of the ball not in the cylinder and this happens all the time. In Hyatt's case, the ball is entirely off the cylinder. I know the camera angle is not great and announcers are too eager to back-up a ref, but it is clear from the replay that the ball is not on the rim and that Hyatt grabs it away from the cylinder. Obviously he follows through into the cylinder because it's a put back dunk.
That play was the highlight of my day. It's shows great awareness, effort, and aggressiveness by Hyatt. He turned on the lights when it was his time to shine. I think he if really making a personal effort to make-up for what we lose with Mags down.