T or no T

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

The intent the rule forbidding a player from removing his jersey was to prevent basketball players copying soccer players and their stupid habit of removing their jerseys to protest the officiating or celebrating a score. Instead the Rules Committee, said that if A1 had to use A15's jersey because maybe A1's jersey became torn, A1 and A15 and to go to locker room to make the switch and if they made the exchange at courtside, it was a TF for each player who removed his shirt. Once again the brainless twits were writing the rules and casebook plays.

MTD, Sr.

I thought the spirit and intent of the rule also included an aspect of modesty. My understanding is that it includes players who arrive late, and are simply changing in order to play, and players who need a different jersey because of damage or blood. Am I wrong about this?