I wonder about the logic behind this call. The rationale behind the T, as far as I understand, is to punish a player for deliberately slapping the backboard to either a) make it vibrate to cause an opponent's shot to miss, or b) cause damage to the goal. Both are unsporting actions. Assuming this is correct (which is not a given!), then I would be very reluctant to T up A1 for slapping the backboard on his/her own layup. Let him/her cause his/her own shot to miss, and let A1's coach help him/her see the light
Wed Dec 03, 2003, 10:04am
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