Pregame dunk costs team playoff game

[BayStateRef]

Not what you may think. The back board shattered. State rule: you forfeit.

http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=922635

[JRutledge]

Wow, that is kind of funny.

Shouldn't have dunked in the first place before the game. That simple.

Peace

[NewNCref]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Wow, that is kind of funny.

Shouldn't have dunked in the first place before the game. That simple.

Peace

Agreed, I also find this gem from the coach kind of funny.

If a backboard is broken with a dunk in a game, Mount said there is a technical called, but it is not a forfeit. He wonders why there is a difference.

Well coach, maybe because dunking is legal during the game, but illegal during pregame? I'm going out on a limb here, but I think that could have something to do with it.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by NewNCref

Well coach, maybe because dunking is legal during the game, but illegal during pregame? I'm going out on a limb here, but I think that could have something to do with it.

Maybe the state of Montana should come in overrule this decision; you know you cannot have rules followed during the post season?

Peace

[grunewar]

"Mount said 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."

C'Mon, The kid is 5'11", they should cut him a break! Invoke the "Spud Webb Rule."

[canuckrefguy]

Love how the coach is trying to deflect blame and tell his team it was an injustice or bad break that they just have to live with.

Good lesson, kiddies. Break the rules - pay the price - but blame everybody but yourselves.

I want that guy coaching my kids.

[CMHCoachNRef]

Originally Posted by NewNCref

Agreed, I also find this gem from the coach kind of funny.

Quote:
If a backboard is broken with a dunk in a game, Mount said there is a technical called, but it is not a forfeit. He wonders why there is a difference.


Well coach, maybe because dunking is legal during the game, but illegal during pregame? I'm going out on a limb here, but I think that could have something to do with it.

I know that several posters have criticized the coach in this case for definitely NOT knowing the rules. Is it possible that the coach was referring to a situation that is different than the one each of the posters is thinks he is?

I am thinking that the coach is referring to the fact that if a player dunks AND hangs on the rim in pregame, the player is assessed a technical foul. If a player dunks AND hangs on the rim during the GAME, the player is assessed a technical foul.

If the backboard shatters during PREGAME, the game is a forfeit. If the backboard shatters during the GAME, the game is rescheduled.

I don't know if that is what the coach really meant or not, but there are times when the writer misinterprets/improperly documents EXACTLY what the speaker intended (for those who have ever been interviewed for a story, perhaps you can understand).

Just a possibility in this case. Net: Be careful before you start throwing stones as you might not have all your facts correct.

[cardinalfan]

I was watching a game at Arkansas State a few years ago when a player from Western Kentucky shattered a backboard on a dunk.
It was unbelievable to see this in person, but the safety concerns were scary.
Several players were covered with glass, and fans several rows up in the endzone had glass on them as well. A couple of players were treated for minor cuts.


The incident in Montana could have been avoided if the officials had been on the court. During the playoffs here, we work a different crew each game. As soon as one game is complete, the next crew hits the floor.
Of course, if they worked the same crew in consecutive games, I can see where the crew would want to refresh a moment.

We have several school here that have seats in the end. I don't like them. Usually, the students sit there and give the opposing players and officials a headache.

[dsqrddgd909]

Originally Posted by BayStateRef

Not what you may think. The back board shattered. State rule: you forfeit.

Rivals High - Pregame dunk costs team playoff game

Did anyone else notice the stands behind the backboard? Are those spectator bleachers behind the endline? I haven's seen may high schools like that.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by dsqrddgd909

Did anyone else notice the stands behind the backboard? Are those spectator bleachers behind the endline? I haven's seen may high schools like that.

My HS used to have them. They ended up making a storage area in that end of the gym. Enrollment was 1300 when I went there. Around 1000 now. And attendance at basketball games there is not anywhere near what it used to be.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by dsqrddgd909

Did anyone else notice the stands behind the backboard? Are those spectator bleachers behind the endline? I haven's seen may high schools like that.

I would not say most high schools have this, but I have seen quite a few. That is not uncommon in certain places at least in this state.

Peace

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I would not say most high schools have this, but I have seen quite a few. That is not uncommon in certain places at least in this state.

Peace

I remember a big school or two having that in Iowa. I haven't seen it in Colorado, though.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I remember a big school or two having that in Iowa. I haven't seen it in Colorado, though.

The school I worked last night had stands on both end lines.

Peace

Originally Posted by JRutledge

The school I worked last night had stands on both end lines.

Peace

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.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by BayStateRef

Not what you may think. The back board shattered. State rule: you forfeit.

Rivals High - Pregame dunk costs team playoff game

Tough life lesson: follow the rules, and don't be a lemming. Oh well. A billion chinese won't care tomorrow.