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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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Originally posted by ChuckElias
What's the definition of the dunk? In pregame, my definition is not hard and fast, but usually includes touching the rim.
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Chuck,are you making up your own definition for a dunk? Neither the FED or NCAA rulebook definitions mentions the rim as being any factor in the description of a dunk. They both basically say that a dunk is driving,forcing or pushing the ball down through the basket.
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I don't think so, JR. In my experience, the vast majority of dunks involve carrying the ball into the cylinder and then forcing the ball through the basket, which inevitably causes the shooter's hand to contact the rim.
As I said, if you can the throw the ball through the basket from above without contacting the rim, then there is a 99.99% chance that you didn't dunk it. I would have a very difficult time calling a T simply b/c the player was able to "throw" the ball through the basket, instead of simply "releasing" it. As always, just my opinion,
Chuck