Originally Posted by coynejeremy

No, no no...

From NBA.com RULE NO. 11-BASKETBALL INTERFERENCE-GOALTENDING


There are a number of other rules that we are all generally aware of, but this is the main point. If what you're saying is true, then ANY time a player shoots the ball, and it bounces off the backboard in ANY direction, NOONE can touch it or else it's goaltending. This would disrupt the game to the point of uselessness.