So, how'd you like a game to start like THIS?

[Rich]

Got this email from a friend this morning:

I was at work today chatting with a co-worker whom has a son on a local JV team. After the JV game they stayed and watched the varsity game. The last that starting player that was announced in the pre-game intros pulled a LeBron James and throws a hand full of powder into the air. They tried to clean the floor but the powder created a slippery mess and for safety reasons the game was moved to a different court.

[Juulie Downs]

Was the kid penalized?

[Terrapins Fan]

Imitation is the best form of a lack of imagination.......

[stripes]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Got this email from a friend this morning:

I was at work today chatting with a co-worker whom has a son on a local JV team. After the JV game they stayed and watched the varsity game. The last that starting player that was announced in the pre-game intros pulled a LeBron James and throws a hand full of powder into the air. They tried to clean the floor but the powder created a slippery mess and for safety reasons the game was moved to a different court.

My friend had a similar situation, but it was from the V team's fans. They did the "LeBron" thing and the dust got onto the floor on one end. The game was delayed 25 minutes to clean up the floor.

No one they could penalize.

[Nevadaref]

Why would you state that there is no one to penalize?

Either team can be penalized with a team technical foul for delaying the start of either half by a full minute.

If the followers of one team are clearly the guilty party, then that is the proper team to penalize.

WHACK!

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Why would you state that there is no one to penalize?

Either team can be penalized with a team technical foul for delaying the start of either half by a full minute.

If the followers of one team are clearly the guilty party, then that is the proper team to penalize.

WHACK!

While I understand your logic, I'm not sure it can be fully supported by rule. In Rich's scenario, it was clearly one of the last players introduced. However, (I'm assuming) the team was on the floor, ready to play; it's just that the custodians were holding the game up trying to clean the floor. So, it is more similar to the scenario of holding up play while wiping up spilled water after a TO. I know the warning for delay clearly states it is to be recorded after a TO, and this is the start of the game. But I would think putting the warning for delay in the book is the better route to go. This way, ANY delay from here on out by the same team will result in the T.

[Jimmie24]

You can whack still. Put it on the bench. He isn't a player yet. Still bench personnel. Unsporting could be an option. He is bringing the attention to himself.

Last resort, complain to espn or someone and they will fine him for pregame celebration, similar to the super bowl and post touchdown celebration.

[Mark Padgett]

But did any of the players do the crab walk?

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

While I understand your logic, I'm not sure it can be fully supported by rule. In Rich's scenario, it was clearly one of the last players introduced. However, (I'm assuming) the team was on the floor, ready to play; it's just that the custodians were holding the game up trying to clean the floor.

So whack the custodians.

But seriously: would they be delaying the game if not for the kid's antics? The kid clearly caused the cause of the delay, and thus caused the delay.

I'd lose no sleep over a T here.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by mbyron

So whack the custodians.

So, do the mops shoot the FT's? And which bucket do they shoot at?

Originally Posted by mbyron

But seriously: would they be delaying the game if not for the kid's antics? The kid clearly caused the cause of the delay, and thus caused the delay.

I'd lose no sleep over a T here.

Anyway, while I may not lose much sleep if you were to call the T, I would try to talk you out of it initially and try to talk you into a delay warning instead. How is it significantly different than delaying the game because they had to wipe up spilled water off the floor? Sure, you can say it took significantly longer to wipe up the powder, but I don't see any time limit in the delay provisions that say after a certain amount of time for cleanup, go directly to a T rather than giving the warning.

The advantage to the warning is now that team will get the T for any other delay for the rest of the game.