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Originally posted by Junker
Here's why I say ignore it. First off, we don't know that it was all that obvious. Did the player literally grab the rim and yank, or get a couple of fingers on it and snap the rim a little? One official passed on it, the other official is on the other side of the court. By rule, there are a number of technicals we can call all the time. We have players flopping and coaches complaining almost nightly and we don not enforce the rule to the letter. We use some management skills and talk to the coaches and players. Yeah, if the kid is grabbing the rim with 2 hands and yanking hard or hanging on the rim, you go get it, but in the post it didn't sound that severe. That's why I said talk to the kid and move on. As we say in a number of posts, you have to be there to see it. On another note, I would never discuss a rule with a partner with coaches involved. It is not going to help you as a crew for the night.
[Edited by Junker on Jan 5th, 2006 at 02:12 PM]
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I was seen by me. The player pulled the rim all the way down and it snapped back into position with a loud clunk. Just grasping the rim is a "t" accourding to Section 3 -
ART. 4 . . . Grasp either basket during the time of the officials' jurisdiction, dunk or stuff, or attempt to dunk or stuff a dead ball prior to or during the game or during any intermission until jurisdiction of the officials has ended. This item applies to all team members.
EXCEPTION: A player may grasp the basket to prevent injury.
Like I said before, you may kick a call, but never a rule!