Pregame dunking - is it being well enforced?

[Nevadaref]

A typical response from someone who is unwilling to admit that he doesn't know the rule. Obviously, it is hard to accept after so many years of thinking a certain way that one's belief is false. Some people just aren't able to deal with it.

The bottom line is that touching the ring has absolutely nothing to do with the NFHS definition of dunking. The sooner that you come to grips with that the better.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

A typical response from someone who is unwilling to admit that he doesn't know the rule. Obviously, it is hard to accept after so many years of thinking a certain way that one's belief is false. Some people just aren't able to deal with it.

The bottom line is that touching the ring has absolutely nothing to do with the NFHS definition of dunking. The sooner that you come to grips with that the better.

Predictable. Funny....and predictable.

Do the concept of "spirit and intent" even exist in your world?

[just another ref]

Gotta back Nevada on this one. Touching the rim has no part in the definition.
On the other hand, the limiting factor is physics. It is pretty near impossible to perform a dunk without touching the rim. If this guy was in fact dunking without touching the rim, (driving, forcing, pushing or attempting to force a ball through the basket with the hands) he is either an extremely gifted athlete, or the dunks weren't much, as dunks go.

By Rich's own description, dropping, lightly pushing down, I might very well agree that they weren't dunks, but the lack of touching the rim alone is not what makes that true.

The key, as I read the definition, is pushing through the basket, which means pushing down. Saw a highlight recently where a player, I think it was Tyrus Thomas, threw it down through the basket even though he released the ball several feet in front of the rim. Was this a dunk? I think so.