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Old Fri Oct 22, 2004, 02:09pm
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Re: Re: Re: School me...

[QUOTE]Originally posted by rainmaker
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Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
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Originally posted by rotationslim
Slightly OT but:

why in the world do they do a coin toss? What possible reason could there be to do that instead of a jump ball. There must be a reason, but it seems just STUPID to me!

Help me understand this one..
I visited the Iowa High School Activities Association web site. Buried inside the girl's basketball section was this explaination.

"Beginning with the 2001-2002 season, each game will begin with a coin toss. The winner of the toss will be awarded the ball for a throw in to begin the game.

Be assured that the change was not undertaken lightly. A large working group consisting of coaches, administrators, officials and state office personell studied this issue for more than three years before recommending this action. Although the jump ball has always been a somewhat controversial element of the game, the committee stated that the deciding factor was ultimately that Dan_ref was unable to produce a toss that did not look like he was tossing it into the corner."
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Well, I personally think they should re-consider now that they've run him out of the state.
Hey c'mon....I was only in Iowa once and I was no where near that bank!

(Actually I was there during February a long time ago. Minus 30 degrees on a clear windless night, more snow than I've ever seen in 1 place my entire life.)
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