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Originally Posted by Jeff Sarratt
Hi chuck,
I agree. But it would have to be intentional, excessive and emphatic.
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Jeff, neither rule set says "intentional". FED rules do not include the language about "excessive and emphatic". Any grasping that is not done to prevent injury is a T in high school.
The college rule does say that it's a T for grasping the basket in an excessive or emphatic manner. However, it could pretty easily be argued that any grasping beyond preventing injury is excessive. There's no reason at all to grasp the basket while dunking, except to show off or prevent injury.
It is, of course, possible to contact the basket and even move it without grasping. But grasping, especially the net, seems pretty obviously intentional to me.