Grasping The Ring

Dan_ref · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Sep 03, 2002, 12:12pm

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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

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Originally posted by Dan_ref

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Originally posted by bigwhistle
If there was no grasp or attempt to dunk, I have a player grabbing the ring to prevent injury and would not assess any penalty.

Hmmm, so what was he doing up there before he grabbed the
rim? Seems to me the simplest explanation is he was
attempting a dunk.

The original sitch said that he was gonna dunk,but then changed his mind.Therefore,in the referee's opinion,there was no attempt to dunk.The referee was also of the opinion that the player grasped the ring to avoid injury.Therefore,t'aint a T under the exception to R10.3.5
The whole play hinges on the individual official's judgement of the circumstances.

Sure, but what I'm saying is that I won't give him the benefit of the doubt. If we decide to let the kid go we just might end up T'ing the opposing coach, IMO. Imagine this conversation:

Coach: "Hey, that player dunked during the pregame. How come he ain't getting a T??"

Ref: "Yeah, he started to dunk but he changed his mind."

Coach: "HE WHAT???!!!"...

...nothing good's gonna come out of this. Bottom line to me - if he got up there the player was attempting a dunk.