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Old Sun Feb 16, 2003, 09:05pm
Jurassic Referee Jurassic Referee is offline
In Memoriam
 
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Originally posted by mick
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Yesterday I stayed to watch the men's game.
Two seconds after the whistle, another player took a jump shot.
I found it offensive, but it was one of those problems that was better off ignored. [/B][/QUOTE]Many years ago(and I'll be damned if I remember exactly how many),there were rules prohibiting players from taking practice shots at any time except before the game and at half-time.Penalty was a T-with no warning.They even had casebook plays detailing that players couldn't shoot after a whistle,take a practice FT,warm-up on a side basket,etc. Another one that went the way of the Dodo bird(similar to me,cttoi).
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