Tue May 31, 2005, 01:46pm
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In Memoriam
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Hell
Posts: 20,211
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Originally posted by BktBallRef
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
The whole EXCEPTION, as I read it, therefore relates only to someone trying to dunk or stuff the ball. If they wanted the EXCEPTION to relate to all of the players on the floor, they wouldn't have put that clarification at the end. It would be extraneous and wouldn't be needed at all.
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Nope, not buying it. It doesn't say that the exception is just for the offensive player. If blocking a dunk attempt were illegal, they would have specified the offensive player only, just as the NBA rule does. The last statement is simply saying that dunking /stuffing is legal, nothing more, nothing less.
If an offensive player is allowed to dunk w/o committing BI, then there's no reason that a defender should be allowed to block that dunk w/o committing BI.
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Yabut......the rules don't say that.
Rule 4-6-2 does say that it's BI and there's nuthin' in the EXCEPTION that says otherwise.
Gotta go with what's written imo.
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