cursing on court

[Daryl H. Long]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

So, "doggone it" deserves a penalty? What if the player is just mad at himself for making a bad play and mutters something like "darn"?

Again - not making fun, just curious as to the ramifications of having one official use a totally different set of criteria than the vast majority of officials.

Again just to specifiacally make a point. None of the words you use above neither deserve a penalty nor do I even address those words when I hear them on the court. In one ear and out the other.

While MY definition of cursing or profanity may be more strict that anyone else on this board it is NOT THE CRITERIA I use to determine when to penalize. To do so would be a travesty to the game and seems to make it think the game is about ME. It is not.

The criteria I use is that which not only I believe the rules committee intended when writing the rule but close to what many on this board think is intended. Based more on accepted criteria from my peers rather than my own personal beliefs.

From what I have read in this thread is that many of us seem to understand the spirit and intent of the profanity rule and are in agreement on what and when to penalize. It looks like we are rather consistent in that respect whether in Nevada, Oregon, Ohio, Canada, or wherever.