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[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

What I will do is not come out looking for such things either. If we see it we call it.

This is my preferred approach. This is a situation where I will not go looking for trouble, though trouble occasionally insists on being found.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Most of the time I have to tell kids to stay off the rim because they are close instead of having to call something at all.

Again, I'm on board here. If I can talk a kid out of doing something dumb, I will try. Usually a, "Please don't make me decide if you are dunking" puts an end to anything iffy.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I am just trying to start the game with a jump ball, not penalize a kid for something iffy.

Though some might consider this attitude some flavor of looking for a way to not take care of business, my understanding of the purpose of the no pre-game dunk rule is to prevent damage to equipment or injury to players. As long as neither of those is an issue, I will attempt to curtail iffy behavior rather than penalize it.

That is only for iffy behavior; if it's obvious it gets the call.