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Originally posted by BBarnaky
Why penalize a player for making a great play by giving him a technical foul, which in high school is two shots and the ball, for using his athletic abilities.
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What exactly was the "great play" involved here? He jumped and whacked the backboard. That's not a great play, in my humble opinion. But even if I'm wrong (which has been the case once or twice), if the contact interefered with the ball going in the basket, and you feel it cannot be ignored, then your only option under the rules for both HS and NCAA is the T. You cannot score the hoop. That would just be making up your own rules as you go. Don't do it.
It seems to me that this is not a judgment/philosophy issue. It's as clear cut as it can possibly be. There are three and only three situations in which BI can be called in HS (four in NCAA, thanks to Teddy and Bobby); and this isn't one of them.
Chuck