Northwestern-Minnesota game tonight, N'Western won 55-53 despite 32 from Vincent Grier.

In the 2nd half, Grier picked up a loose ball, dunked it, and slapped the backboard on the way back down after dunking. Official called a technical for an intentional slap of the backboard.

This happens ALL THE TIME in Division 1, and this is the first time I've ever seen it called. Kudos to the official.

I was at an Illinois basketball game earlier this year and Luther Head dunked and slapped the backboard. The officials called the T.

IMO, something that's long overdue is whacking someone for flopping. I don't know about your area, but it's getting pretty bad around here. I think it would just take one and a lot of this crap would clean up. Then again, I don't have any problem tell him to get up or if the shooter goes down calling a block. Maybe someday!... ;)

I have seen it called a few times when it takes place. I have seen it called a few times in the NBA as well. It really does not happen that often (at least in the games I see).

Peace

TJ- Is it a technical foul for flopping under high school rules? For instance, barely any contact and the defender goes flying down? Rule location? I'm not trying to question you, just trying to learn... I think I'd always preface it with a warning if that is the case, but good to know I have it at my disposal.

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Backboard slap was called in a Final Four game last year....can't remember which one - but the guy had a ferocious dunk, but he slapped with both hands afterwards - and got tagged immediately.

Rule 10-3-7(f)--"faking being fouled".

Also a POE this year. POE 4B -FLOPPING- on p71 of the NFHS rule book.

It was Villanueva from UCONN

I disagree that you see the backboard slap after a dunk "all the time". However, I agree that when you do see it, it is almost always penalized. It's an easy call, an obvious call.

The part of the dunk that has gotten away from the officials is the grasping or hanging afterwards. Officials give a lot of leeway to dunkers at the D1 level. I'm not at that level, so it's hard for me to criticize, but in my very humble opinion, it's too much leeway.

They seem to catch it in the A-10. Pops had quite a few last year.

To the extent it matters, it was the regional final. It also wasn't nearly that bad, although it was the right call -- I was 20 feet away. It wasn't two hands. I always wondered if it would have been called if it wasn't a blowout. I bet it would have.

I think it was Randy McCall, who was fun to watch that night. He's great.

I was thinking either Final Four or Elite Eight....for some reason, I remember the TV replay showing a slap with both hands - kind of a showboat move - but you were there, so I gather your memory's better than mine!

I saw the T for the backboard slap called again yesterday, I think in a Pac-10 game, but I can't remember for sure.

Today, Rashad McCants for North Carolina dunked the ball with about 4 minutes to go, slapped the backboard, and nothing was called.

It's an easy, obvious call. I wish there was more consistency on this.

Just curious...If you would call it on a dunk, would you call it on a lay-up? We smacked glass on lay-ups in high school all the time (because we couldn't dunk).

And when i read the title I thought this was going to be about a flop, I got excited.