Pregame dunk costs team playoff game

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch

We have a HS gym here in the Metro Omaha area, in which there is a set of bleachers at one endline. It's usually occupied by the student body of that particular school, which is an all-boys school by the way.

Another gym here, has sets in a balcony overlooking the endline on one end. I kind of don't like that one because then someone could stand right above me and drop snot boogers on my head. Ewww.

What school? I used to live in Omaha a thousand years ago.

[Texas Aggie]

he wonders why the backboard wasn't inspected after that thunderous dunk. I wonder also

I've been around this game a long time and have never seen a backboard inspected at a location I was working or playing. Not saying its never happened, just that it would be highly unusual. In other words, no one is going to think to inspect a backboard absent something appearing to be wrong with it.

Its his assertion that he, from the locker room, HEARD a thunderous dunk -- whatever that means. What does a dunk sound like, especially from the locker room? Was it thunderous due to the actual dunk or due to the applause? How did he know which board it was without asking? Why didn't he initiate the inspection prior to taking his team on the court?

This was all after the fact and clearly an attempt to deflect blame.

[Texas Aggie]

all that glass came down

The glass is tempered (sp??) and when it breaks, it breaks into non-jagged edges. Usually you have to bust it from the side to get it to break at all.

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

The glass is tempered (sp??) and when it breaks, it breaks into non-jagged edges. Usually you have to bust it from the side to get it to break at all.

Have you had to clean this stuff up before? It's still glass, no matter if it's tempered or not (and i don't think we both spelled that right!).

[Kelvin green]

There does not have to be officials on the floor... Only 15 minutes prior to game time we dont know when this dunk happened...

secondly ".... he told his team no dunking in pregame warmups, but when he got to the tournament there were other teams dunking in pregame. He told his kids it was OK."

The coach openly told his kids it was ok to break the rules...

Instead of the manuevering, just tell the press, that we apologize to the fans who travelled, our team made a mistake in breaking the rules that had severe consequences. The team learned a valuable lesson.

Originally Posted by fullor30

What school? I used to live in Omaha a thousand years ago.

The all-boys school: Creighton Prep, thus giving that student section the name "The Bird Cage" since they're the Junior Jays. The school with the balcony: Bellevue West. Ironically, Bellevue West didn't have a balcony there when I was in charge of a tournament back in 1997. They added it later when they expanded that end of the building.