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Originally posted by RookieDude
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Originally posted by devdog69
I have no problem at all with what you did, even the part about giving some leeway on the seatbelt, though be very careful about this. Perhaps you could have handled it better by going to them after the first one that you didn't see too well and saying "fellas that could be construed as a dunk stay away from the rim". Maybe a little preventative officiating would have done the trick, JMHO.
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devodog69, thanks for your reply, but you have to be careful about what you are saying as well.
In fact, this same partner and I had a game a few years ago where a player "dunked" during the pregame warmups.
This dunk was more obvious as I heard it but didn't see it because I was observing the other team.
Well my partner did as you stated. He went over to "warn" the player about "dunking" during the warmups.
BIG MISTAKE...the opposing coach saw this and blew his stack. He quickly came to us and asked, "Where in the rule book does it say you "WARN" players about dunking in pregame!! The kid dunked, you saw it, obvioulsy, because you went and talked to him...NOW DO YOUR JOB AND "T" HIM!!"
My parnter apologized but said that we wouldn't be starting the game with a T. (The coach later apologized for getting so irrate, but said if we weren't going to call it then pretend not to see it...he was an ex-official)
I decided, after that incident, that if I was not going to T the player for a pregame dunk...then ignore it...or don't see it. 
Dude
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If I saw it, he wouldn't have to tell me to do my job, it would be done. If, however, I just heard it, suspected it, or saw what you saw, I would handle it by telling them to stay the heck away from the rim, not by standing there and saying you are giving a T and waiting for them to do it again, and again.
[Edited by devdog69 on Jan 13th, 2003 at 11:56 AM]