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Originally posted by ChuckElias
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Originally posted by rainmaker
The one I wonder about it the T for punching the ball with a fist. But then, that never gets called either.
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I think this is just a violation now, although I saw it called as a T back in '91 (the only year I was a coach).
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It is crucial that punching the ball be disallowed. Think about what might happen if, in the mele of rebounding, someone punched at the ball . . . and missed.
Along the same lines, while kicking at the ball is not forbidden, any other kicking is, including feigning kicking at the ball. If, in the official's judgment a kick is being used as a threat, it's a T.