Guys - years ago I was told at a camp that the reason for the rule prohibiting dunking except during the game was to protect the rim. Please realize that the flexible bracket is a recently new product, and that there are still a lot of schools that don't have them. Even with them, rims can get bent. The rule cuts way down on the probability of a bent rim, especially when you consider that during pregame,the players sometimes goof around, and hanging on the rim to show off would be incredibly popular if allowed.
If you go back even a few years before that, dunks were prohibited at all times, including during the game. It was for the same reason, but eventually the NF had to allow them due to how ridiculous the game would appear if they didn't, I guess.
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