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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
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Do you ever take the spirit of the rules into account?
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Sure do.....and the spirit of the rules say that you can dunk a ball without the ball touching the rim. Seen it myself. [/B]
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No, the LETTER of the rules states that. The spirit of the no dunking rule is that we are being asked to protect equipment and eliminate any possible taunting. What is the purpose of whacking a kid who skies above the rim and throws it into the hoop without touching the ring? [/B][/QUOTE]Lemme ask you this then.....
You're the assignor, or the guy from your association who has to receive all the complaints from the schools in your area. You get a written complaint in from a JV coach, also signed by his AD- copy to the league convenor, that an opposing player dunked the ball during pre-game warm-up or half-time. They said that an official definitely saw the dunk, called the player over and talked to him and also went and talked to his coach...but no technical foul was ever called. They stated in the letter that they had witnesses and a video of it also. They wanna know why that rule wasn't enforced because they had received a "T" for a pre-game dunk earlier in the season.
What's your reply, Rich? Or anyone?
Give me a good one, please. Hopefully I can use it in the future because I've had to answer letters similar to that in the past.