Pre-Game Dunk

[bob jenkins]

Originally posted by zebraman
I'm with Rich on this one. If I see a kid do a "drop dunk" during warm-ups, I'm gonna warn the kid and tell him the next one is a T.

While I generally agree with your position in this debate (that is, I think there's room for interpretation on "driving, forcing or pushing"), I would suggest that you not use the phrase "the next one is a T."

When you use that phrase,m you're saying, "you violated teh rule, but I'm going to give you a pass." If the opposing coach hears this, s/he'll wonder why you're not enforcing the rule.

A better phrase, imo, is something like, "Don't make me decide whether that was a dunk" or, "Let's be sure we're not dunking." This is preventive officiating -- you're stopping something from happening the *first* time, not stopping it from *repeating*.