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Message: [QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 4135320, member: 833"] You use the front of the rim when you are shooting jump shots, not when you are inside. I was a center and could never dunk, so everything inside of 5-6 feet went off the backboard. Using the backboard makes it is easier to adjust to the distance, and makes runners and shots off movement and bumps much easier. It also reduces the effectiveness of the shot blockers because you don't have to shoot the ball as soft as you would going straight in. When you are going straight in, the ball stays in your hand for a split second longer, enabling the shot blocker that much longer to get a finger on it. How many shots inside of 10 feet is Villanova going to miss because they are trying to shoot straight in? They are up to about 8 now. [/QUOTE]