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Originally Posted by BktBallRef
Let's compare apples to apples.
You asked if there's no nets, do the rules say we don't play the game.
I would ask you, if the backboard padding is NOT there, do you play the game?
I don't. But there's nothing there that specifically says you don't play without the padding. It just says the padding is required.
Guess what? Nets are required to.
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I'm not necessarily arguing for the sake of arguing; maybe I'm just grumpy because it's Monday.
I don't disagree with not playing the game if there is no padding - that's definitely a safety issue. But, is not having nets a safety issue? I wouldn't think so.
The reason I mentioned the padding is because the rules not only mention the padding, but also mention a specific type of padding that's required. Heck, for that matter, there's a specific type of net material that's required. But there is no mention in the rules of what occures if these requirements are not met. And I have never seen anyone check to see if the backboard padding or net material meet the rule specifications.
So, where do we draw the line? Obviously, we can't play without a ball. But could we play witout nets? Perhaps only in lower-level games, but not varsity or higher? It's not entirely out of the question that perhaps a school has had a couple of nets go bad, they've ordered more, but the shipment hasn't arrived yet. You get to the Friday night varsity game, go out to observe warmups, and that's when you find out you have to play the game with bad nets, or no nets at all. What's the call?