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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
1) Nevada is technically correct. The ring doesn't enter into the determination of whether the ball was dunked or not.
2) That I disagree with. Lightly pushing the ball down doesn't equate to driving and/or forcing the ball through the basket imo. It's about the same as following through with your hands on a lay-up. From Rich's description, I'd never call sumthin' like that either.
Fwiw the only part of Rich's original post that I disagree with is that small bit about the rim. Everything else is spot-on imo.
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For what it's worth, I'm too smart to mention the rim to the coach, as I do know the rule. I simply said, "that's not a dunk." At one point, I finally said, "that's not a dunk, turn the page." Then, after the captains meeting (which we do at 12 minutes at Wisconsin), I went to the table and checked/signed the book, which is when he came over and dropped the rule book on top of the book.
How could anyone with a straight face consider it a dunk when the player's hand never came closer than six inches from the basket and he essentially lightly threw it through? If he's controlled enough not to bring his hand down, is he really forcing it through?
I call about 10 games a season where a handful of players on each team is capable of bringing the board down. If one of them clearly dunks, I would call a technical foul without hesitation. But in a situation where it would be up to interpretation of what is and what isn't a dunk (even by the 3 officials on the game)? No freaking way. There is something to be said for being smarter than that.