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Originally posted by rainmaker
It's like that rule change a year or two ago about pre-game activity in the center jump circle. We've had zero problem here in the Portland area, but somebody somewhere did have problesm, so they had to put it in there. I'm seeing this one the same way.
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Actually, that's more a fad thing that more and more teams were beginning to do. For a fad to spread, more and more people have to see it and emulate. We saw quite a bit of this for a few years before the change. It also goes on in college football, which is probably where basketball teams first saw it. If they hadn't put a stop to it, you probably would have seen it eventually.
This change is different in that it's something that could occur during the game. I'd imagine that someone, somewhere saw it. But, seems unlikely to me.