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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
Would I poke a little fun at you? Or M&M? Perish the thought!
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(sniff...sniff)
I'm disappointed that you would intentionally poke fun at me. My feelings are hurt.
Ok, I'm over it. After all, I've had 40+ years of being a Cub fan to toughen me up!
Anyway, back to the popcorn-tossing. I thought Rule 9 was about violations and penalties; in other words, what is considered a violation and then how do you penalize it. So, in 9-4, even though it mentions traveling, kicking the ball, striking it with the fist, and causing the ball to go thru the basket from below, I didn't think these violations were part of a specific "group", where if one is allowed, then they all are. The rule just mentions this list of violations, with the penalty being the ball becomes dead and the spot throw-in is awarded to the other team nearest the violation. So, when the Rules Fundementals say you the dribble (4-15) or traveling (4-43) rules don't apply, it doesn't say 9-4 as a whole doesn't apply. So, if you say 9-4 doesn't apply, then you would allow the player to throw the ball direct from OOB thru the basket from below?
(There's that orchestra and cresendo again...)