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When Dad ends up in the hospital, Josh angrily tells Mom that he's upset "because our backboard is splintered." In doing so, he draws a direct connection between the backboard on a basketball hoop--which keeps missed shots from going out of bounds and can be used to bounce the ball off of to make baskets--and to Dad, who performs a similar function in the Bell family. Like a backboard, Dad keeps Josh and JB in line and constantly points them in the direction of success.
Because the only thing that matters is swish.
Because our backboard is splintered.