I love to see the dunk just as much as everybody else, but I am reminded of John Wooden's feelings about the dunk. He did not care for it because it did not require the fundamentals of good shooting that a layup does (being able to softly use the glass, especially in the paint). I remember being required by my coach to bank all shots off the glass on shots in the paint (lane or bank alley). John Wooden just a year or so ago said in an interview that he likes to watch the women's college game because they play with a game that is more fundamentaly sound. But I still like to see a dunk now and then.
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Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
Trumbull Co. (Warren, Ohio) Bkb. Off. Assn.
Wood Co. (Bowling Green, Ohio) Bkb. Off. Assn.
Ohio Assn. of Basketball Officials
International Assn. of Approved Bkb. Officials
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Toledo, Ohio
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