If you put an...[img]...at the front of your cite, and an...[/img] at the end, you can link direct to the picture.

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with or without brackets? imghttp://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://tesla.liketelevision.com/liketelevision/images/lowrez/larry_fine_big.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.liketelevision.com/blog/archives/000357.html&h=518&w=742&sz=44&hl=en&start=1&tbnid= 9VGXTnYRNZUimM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=141&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlarry%2Bfine%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%2 6lr%3D/img

with or without brackets?

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With square brackets. If you click on "QUOTE" on my previous post with the picture showing, you'll see how it's done.

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AAAAHHHHH. Thank you!

I wouldn't call it worrying about the ball, we should all be just as concerned about the ball as any other piece of game equipment, for integrity's sake. basketball - ball = basket.

come to think of it, does it say anywhere that the rims have to be a certain color?

Yep.

1-10-2 "... The ring and its attaching flange and braces shall be bright orange in color."

Of course, Rut will come along shortly to tell you to play the game anyway if they are the wrong color, or that that may be the rule, but he doesn't care about it, or there is some guy somewhere near where he lives that officiates football or some other sport who has an opinion and blah, blah, blah. In short, he will say something, we don't know what it will be, but he won't answer the question you asked. :p

Actually the rule says "Orange shade or natural color."

If you are going to be a rules guy, you have to get things like this right. :D

Peace

And if you ever extract your cranium from your rectum, you will see that angryZebra asked about the color of the rims NOT the ball. :eek:

Now what was that about getting it right? :p

See, folks, I told you he wouldn't answer angryZebra's question! What was Rut's course of action this time? He made up his own question about the color of the ball and answered that. Just classic!

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Um, I'd probably do that too, Nevada.

What do you suggest doing? Forfeit? Suspended game?:confused:

JR, I don't disagree with that. I'm merely pointing out that this kind of response, while practical, doesn't serve to answer the question asked by our fellow referee. That's all.

Nevada,

It is called having a since of humor.

Peace

You Still Play The Game!!!!
 

Yaaaaa!!!!

If we cannot find a ball that fits the rule I will play the game. If the court has illegal markings on them, I would play the game. If the lines on the court are the wrong size, I will play the game. If a team has a uniform that has no numbers on both size of the jersey, but has numbers, I am playing the game. If a player has a different pair of shorts then the rest of his teammates, I will still play the game (this actually happen in the playoffs this past season I worked).

Why, because we were told to. Just about every sport if there is something wrong not perfect but not a safety issue, we have been told to play the game by the state. How do we resolve these problems? We file a Special Report and we play the game anyway.

Peace