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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Rules rulz....most of the time.
Good job.
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JR,
From a coach's standpoint, I applaud your view on this play. I understand fully that rules are rules, BUT, every once in a while common sense makes, well, sense.
If you look at the intent of the rules, which state in part,
"Every individual using these rules is responsible for prudent judgment with respect to each contest, athlete and facility, and each athlete is responsible for exercising caution and good sportsmanship."
In this particular case, this was being done for ALL of the right reasons. Bravo to JR and to Fuller30 in this case.
On a related topic, I have never understood why the game of basketball is so concerned about a team playing SHORT. I fully understand why teams can't play with too many, but how on God's green Earth is playing short some kind of advantage. In soccer, a team can play with as few as 7 players (out of 11) with no penalty. I would fully support a rule change that modifies the current rule. Interestingly, as we all know, a team with ONE PLAYER can continue to play a game so long as they have a chance to win the game. FORCING teams to play five players (including not being able to start with fewer than five) causes situations (such as the one in the OP) that cause controversies unneccesarily.