Junior high move

[lukealex]

This is something that I have always wondered about, but it has just come back to me.

Back in the day, when messing around I used to jump off someone else's back when they were on all fours to dunk the ball. Then I had no idea if it was legal but now I don't think it is.

What does everythone else think and is there a rule I missed when trying to figure this one out?

[bob jenkins]

Originally posted by lukealex
This is something that I have always wondered about, but it has just come back to me.

Back in the day, when messing around I used to jump off someone else's back when they were on all fours to dunk the ball. Then I had no idea if it was legal but now I don't think it is.

What does everythone else think and is there a rule I missed when trying to figure this one out?

Yes, there's a rule you missed. Hint: The play you describe is worth two Ts.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by bob jenkins

Yes, there's a rule you missed. Hint: The play you describe is worth two Ts.

I believe that a certain OOO thinks that it's really 3 Ts. One for the jumper, one for the player jumped off of, and a 3rd. for dunking a dead ball.

[lukealex]

So I guess I'm not going out on a limb here to say its illegal

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by lukealex
So I guess I'm not going out on a limb here to say its illegal

Right out of the FED rule book:

R10-3-7(e)- "A player shall not commit an unsporting foul. This includes...acts such as climbing on or lifting a teammate to secure greater height".

[lukealex]

Has anybody ever seen a team try this?

Or...what are some of the weirdest things you've ever seen happen in a game that just made you shake your head and wonder...huh???

[Mark Padgett]

Originally posted by lukealex

Or...what are some of the weirdest things you've ever seen happen in a game that just made you shake your head and wonder...huh???

The weirdest thing that ever happened to me was that a coach thought I was wrong on a call. Just once, though.

[mplagrow]

Originally posted by Mark Padgett

The weirdest thing that ever happened to me was that a coach thought I was wrong on a call. Just once, though.

That's odd. The weirdest thing that ever happende to me was that a coach thought I was right! Made me worry about my judgement.

[26 Year Gap]

I can remember using a mini-tramp for spectacular jams, but we did not use it during the game because dunking was illegal then.

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by 26 Year Gap
I can remember using a mini-tramp for spectacular jams, but we did not use it during the game because dunking was illegal then.

What?! Mini-tramps weren't?!?

[refnrev]

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Originally posted by lukealex
The weirdest thing that ever happened to me was that a coach thought I was wrong on a call. Just once, though.

That's odd. The weirdest thing that ever happende to me was that a coach thought I was right! Made me worry about my judgement. [/B][/QUOTE]


You know I have noticed that every time I make a call one coach thinks I am wrong and the other coach thinks I am right? I just don't understand it!

[26 Year Gap]

Originally posted by rainmaker

What?! Mini-tramps weren't?!?

http://www.classicjazzguitar.com/ima...e_in_cheek.jpg

Guess you couldn't tell about the tongue-in-cheek thing.

[Texas Aggie]

I was doing a HS game in the early 1990's and had 2 kids, probably Jr. Hi aged, come up to me prior to going out on the court and they asked about this exact stunt. I told them it would be a technical on the player providing the lift. I think at the time, the Fed book only gave the "lifting" language, but it may be the same rule as referenced here.

Unless there is a fed case play or AR to the contrary (haven't seen a Fed book in years), I don't believe this would be a double technical situation for one team doing it (i.e. a teammate lifting another one). The "or" is there to cover both situations of two guys on the same team doing it, and one guy doing it on the back of an opponent (ala one of the Porky's movies!).

I could be wrong, and there could be a ruling on this, but absent that, I think the spirit of the rule is one T for two guys on the same team doing this, since it is one unsportsmanlike act. On the other hand, if someone did this in a blowout game, I'd probably think seriously about an ejection for at least the "lifter." Depends on the exact circumstances, but I for sure would get with my partner(s).

[Robmoz]

Originally posted by 26 Year Gap
I can remember using a mini-tramp for spectacular jams, but we did not use it during the game because dunking was illegal then.

I've never had a mini-tramp but one of my buddies had a wild tale to tell about a mini-tramp when he was in the service back in '72......me luv you long time Joe!