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Old Sun May 24, 2015, 05:14pm
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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Originally Posted by JRutledge View Post
... reference Chicago in your comments
Whether it's Chicagoland, or my little corner of Connecticut, one thing that I've learned after joining this Forum is that basketball rule interpretations, and mechanics, are very much a local, or state, phenomena, i.e., the whistle sounded before the officials enter the court to prevent pregame dunking technical fouls in Texas; or the officials observing the post game handshakes in Massachusetts.

I wish I had a dollar every time the phrase, "When in Rome ...", was mentioned here on the Forum.

I believe that I have never said anything derogatory about the officiating in the Chicago area, or any place else for that matter, and if I have, point it out me, and I will certainly apologize.
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