Another informed fan

[Damian]

Boys Varsity playoff game last week. The game had to be played in a smaller gym. The only seats were along one end line. Had a howler monkey on the first row just off of the court.

Team A had several players over 6' 5". Team B had no players taller than about 6' 2". So, everything in the paint was blocked and A got nearly all rebounds.

The dad on the front row kept yelling "over the back". He was really getting into it, especially when we were inbounding on the endline. At half, I was going to get some water and saw him positioning to say something to me or my co. I told my co I would handle it.

He comes up and asks when we are going to call Team A for reaching over the back and stealing rebounds. I told him that the term "over the back" in no where in the rule book. After a few seconds, he asked, "you mean if a taller player is behind a shorter player and reaches over and gets the ball, that's not in the rule book?" I said no. Then he asks, "So, it isn't in High School, College, or the NBA?" I said No. Then he walked off and said, "Oh you guys are a bunch of idiots."

Don't you love em.

My co told him he could leave. He returned after the half,but didn't have much to say.