King for a day

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

constable and Smitty: You guys are certainly entitled to your opinion, and I respect that, but just for kicks, and please don't cheat by looking it up, give me all the rules about a jump ball, and do it as fast as you can type. Now don't forget to include rules for jumpers, nonjumpers, players on the circle, players off the circle, official ready to toss, official tosses, ball is tapped, open spots on the circle, filled spots on the circle, moving onto the circle, moving off of the circle. I'll even give you a hint, nonjumpers on the circle can move off the circle at any time. Now it's your turn. Ready. Set. Go.

Your point is silly and irrelevant. I simply disagreed with your idea to take away the opening jump ball. Way to go over the top, though.

Not in every game, but certainly in a big game with lots of people in the stands, there is an excitement at the start of the game when the players are lining up for the opening tip. It's a fair and equal beginning to a game. A coin toss would certainly take all of that excitement away.