Pre-Game Dunk

[zebraman]

Originally posted by Texas Aggie
Guys, the pregame dunk rule is not designed to protect equipment. Do you really think those guys don't tear the rims down before and after practice, and in the off season?

Thanks for reminding me. I worked a Christian College scrimmage earlier this year with a bent rim which occurred during dunking practice the day before.

Around here, calling a drop-dunk as a T is considered looking for trouble. Our "old grouchy assignor" asked us to only call a T for a pregame dunk that grabs the attention of everyone in the gym.

If you want to call a subtle dunk as a T, go ahead. But don't get all high-and-mighty and pretend like you were in on the discussion of why this rule was put into place.

We are all out there to interpret the spirit and intent of the rules. To me, a little drop dunk isn't going to hurt any equipment and it sure isn't taunting. I'd rather just go warn the kid than start the game with a T for such a minor thing. Heck, the case book has a play where a 3-second call is made when a player has one foot in the key. How many of us would call that?

Z



[Edited by zebraman on Jan 1st, 2006 at 11:12 PM]