Why hasn't anyone solved this? Maybe it's not seen as a problem. You know, the ball gets wedged between the rim and the glass...
I don't even know what they do in the NBA when that happens, as I don't watch NBA games very often. In the college game, they go to the possession arrow. I've never liked the possession arrow. In this case, the ball getting stuck eliminates the chance for a put-back or defensive rebound. But, it's random as to which team might benefit, thus the arrow. But, it takes the game out of its flow, and the ball out of the hands of the players, and forces an artificial reset.
It seems like an easy thing to fix. The rim is welded to an L-shaped plate that is too small to prevent the stuck ball. All they would have to do is change the shape of it, making it flare out from the rim so that the ball would hit the edge of it instead of getting stuck. It might create some unique caroms that players would have to adjust to, but it would keep the ball in play and thus eliminate the interruption and delay of stopping the clock and awarding an in-bound to one team.
It's not such a crazy idea. Now, where's that patent application? ...
I don't even know what they do in the NBA when that happens, as I don't watch NBA games very often. In the college game, they go to the possession arrow. I've never liked the possession arrow. In this case, the ball getting stuck eliminates the chance for a put-back or defensive rebound. But, it's random as to which team might benefit, thus the arrow. But, it takes the game out of its flow, and the ball out of the hands of the players, and forces an artificial reset.
It seems like an easy thing to fix. The rim is welded to an L-shaped plate that is too small to prevent the stuck ball. All they would have to do is change the shape of it, making it flare out from the rim so that the ball would hit the edge of it instead of getting stuck. It might create some unique caroms that players would have to adjust to, but it would keep the ball in play and thus eliminate the interruption and delay of stopping the clock and awarding an in-bound to one team.
It's not such a crazy idea. Now, where's that patent application? ...