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Old Wed Nov 10, 2010, 10:34am
Jurassic Referee Jurassic Referee is offline
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Originally Posted by RichMSN View Post
I have never run into a situation where *all* the balls are under-inflated. Matter of fact, in 50 varsity games last season, the ball given me (or a partner) was under-inflated exactly zero times and overinflated about 47 times. We carry a needle in our jacket pocket and I've gotten some funny looks when taking pounds of area out of a way over-inflated ball.

If, for some reason a ball is under-inflated, I tell them I need a different ball. I don't carry a pump.
+1

I've always carried a needle to let air out but it's not my job to blow up balls. If I can't find a good ball from the home team, I go to the visitors. They all love to over-inflate 'em. They think it gives them a quicker bounce and are easier to dribble(and they are right). Teams have been over-inflating balls...oh...forever.
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