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Old Sat May 02, 2015, 11:01am
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Originally Posted by constable View Post
One of the other modifications is that dunking in the warmup will continue to be a no-no. My question is what is the rationale behind this rule? I'm told it is to prevent damage to the rims and backboards. Would not banning hanging on the rims accomplish the same thing?
If the modification is based on the NFHS rule then, "hanging" is already banned.

NFHS 10-3-3: A player shall not: Grasp either basket at any time during the game except to prevent
injury; dunk or stuff, or attempt to dunk or stuff a dead ball.
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