[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

As a structural engineer, I give the client what he/she wants, as long as it conforms to good engineering practice and is allowable by the applicable design codes. If what the client wants is not allowable by good engineering practice or applicable design codes, the client does not get what he/she wants and now engineer will design a building that does not conform to good engineering practice or applicable design codes. Ethics requires an engineer to give the client what he/she wants as look as it does not violate the two requirements stated above. Especially when designing structures the public safety out weighs the clients wishes and desires.

Moving on to something diferent (and my apologies to Monty Python).


I am going to assume, that anybody who reads this post can read the defintion of obtaining (NFHS)/establishing (NCAA Men's & Women's and FIBA) a legal guarding position. I will say this that the definition in all three rules books are the same. Therefore without further ado I will pose a question and will wait at least 24 hours before posting the correct answer. The question requires only a yes or no answer and one may also post his/her reason for his/her answer.

Play: A1 has possession of the ball for a designated spot throw-in on the endline (Table Side) in Team A's backcourt. A1 is being guarded by B1. A3 and A4 are in Team A's front court Opposite-the-Table, and are guarded by B3 and B4 respectively. A5 is in Team A's front court (Table Side) and is guarded by B5. A1 passes the ball to A2 who is standing under Team B's basket. B2 is standing under Team A's basket and is facing A2. Has B2 established a legal guarding position against A2?