Originally posted by ScarletKnightRider:
I actually do not keep saying that the ball needs to be within the cylinder. You are the one who keeps saying that. I said the ball was below the cylinder which it is. In that photo, the ball is already well beyond being tipped back upwards. Me mentioning that it never entered the cylinder in the first place is just a side note indicating that it was a complete and total airball, which it was. Also thats not a good photo because the ball is actually coming down a good 8 inches beyond the far side of the rim and it is NOT above the rim. Not even close You have to actually watch a video in which you see where its coming from and you'll see it come down past the rim before being tipped. If thats the only picture you're looking at then it's no wonder you think its goaltending. If you actually watched the game or any video footage you would know that he caught a blatant airball. The shot attempt was already completed and missed.
Really? This is your first post:
The ball has to have been touched while within the cylinder with a chance of going in.
This is your second post.
Regardless, it never entered the cylinder at any time to top things off
You clearly said that the ball HAD to be within the cylinder, and it doesn't. So yeah, you did keep saying it, regardless of your backtracking.
That said, you are still wrong.
I said the ball was below the cylinder which it is. In that photo, the ball is already well beyond being tipped back upwards
Wrong. That is a screenshot from the instance the defender's hand initially touched the ball. I paused the video at exactly the point where his hand made contact. That's clearly above the ring.
Also thats not a good photo because the ball is actually coming down a good 8 inches beyond the far side of the rim and it is NOT above the rim.
Two problems here. First, the rule says the ball must be above the "level" ( i.e. plane ) of the ring. It doesn't have to be directly above the rim, just above the "level" of the rim. Also, the ball is not "a good 8 inches" beyond the far side of the rim. Again, another screenshot:
So you are wrong on both counts. It wasn't past the rim. It doesn't matter anyway, because the rule says it only needs to be above the level of the rim.
You have to actually watch a video in which you see where its coming from and you'll see it come down past the rim before being tipped.
No, you are simply wrong. The ball was still above the cylinder when the defender touched the ball.
If you actually watched the game or any video footage you would know that he caught a blatant airball. The shot attempt was already completed and missed.
I did watch the game and videos. I got the first screenshot from the ESPN video, and the second one from the Bleacher Report video. The ball was still above the ring when the defender touched it. Whether or not it was an airball has absolutely nothing to do with it. You are just making things up as you go along.