Jump ball picked up by jumper

[so cal lurker]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

The alternating possession arrow was invented by some genius for a good reason, so let's get rid of all jump balls, give the ball to the visitors to start the game, and use the possession arrow for the rest of the game, including overtimes.

So far as I know, its the only playground rule ever broadly adopted. Perhaps we should go all the way with the playground rules, and have a player from one team shoot for the ball from the top of the key. And then when there is the first held ball, whichever team calls "first" first, gets the first alternating possession . . .

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

... let's get rid of all jump balls, give the ball to the visitors to start the game, and use the possession arrow for the rest of the game, including overtimes.

Originally Posted by so cal lurker

So far as I know, its the only playground rule ever broadly adopted ...

Could somebody please help me down from my soap box. It's very high and I'm not quite as steady as I used to be. And I'm starting to get dizzy.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by so cal lurker

So far as I know, its the only playground rule ever broadly adopted. Perhaps we should go all the way with the playground rules,

If you really did that, you'd shoot fingers for it.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

If you really did that, you'd shoot fingers for it.

That's what we did.

Once, twice, three, shoot.