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Originally posted by lrpalmer3
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Originally posted by blindzebra
I've seen broken fingers, cut fingers, sprained backs, twisted ankles and knees, a broken wrist,a broken leg, and a player knocked unconscious all because of attempted dunks.
I'm sure it's all about the equipment.
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If dunking is so dangerous, why is it allowed during games? And I've seen all these injuries (and more) which were not the result of attempted dunks. Dunking is a part of the game, and players should be allowed to practice that part of the game during warm-ups. That said, I understand that dunking wears the rim down and you don't want your rim failing 2 minutes before game time.
College players, who don't get hurt trying to dunk, aren't allowed to dunk during pregame to protect the rims.
One more bit of sarcasm: I love this chat board. [/B]
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The 5' 8" kid that needs a running five step start to get near the rim ain't trying to dunk during a game, but he'll try it in warm ups.
The kids that can dunk easily will start a little slam dunk contest, they aren't throwing down a normal routine dunk, they are trying windmill reverse dunks.
The kids that wouldn't try to dunk in a game, because the coach will likely bench them for blowing an easy two points, will attempt it in warmups.
The vast majority of kids I've warned or T'd are kids that will never dunk in a game.