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Old Tue Nov 09, 2010, 03:34pm
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delay of game question

I know that I've read this in one of the books in previous years, but can't seem to find now.

#34. A team may be issued a delay of game warning following a time-out for water on the floor.

I believe I remember reading somewhere that this is true.
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Old Tue Nov 09, 2010, 03:36pm
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Check the index for Delaying Game.
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Old Tue Nov 09, 2010, 03:47pm
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I don't think you'll find a specific mention of water in the rules, but the effect of the water is that the court is not ready to play. That you should be able to find.
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Old Tue Nov 09, 2010, 03:59pm
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Back In The Saddle, i did find that, and that's what I went with, I answered True because water on the court following a timeout would mean that the court isn't ready. How often are you going to have somebody spill water on a court though? I did have a middle school game last year in which a player went full speed into the bench to dive for a loose ball and ended up knocking a full water cooler all over the floor. We had about a 30 minute delay for that. lol
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Old Tue Nov 09, 2010, 04:12pm
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Back In The Saddle, i did find that, and that's what I went with, I answered True because water on the court following a timeout would mean that the court isn't ready. How often are you going to have somebody spill water on a court though? I did have a middle school game last year in which a player went full speed into the bench to dive for a loose ball and ended up knocking a full water cooler all over the floor. We had about a 30 minute delay for that. lol
The reason the question is worded that way, I think, is because the rule was essentially written with that scenario in mind. It happens, I've seen it; but it happens less now that the rule addresses it
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Old Tue Nov 09, 2010, 04:14pm
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How often are you going to have somebody spill water on a court though?
Quite frequently actually. Maybe they're just really messy here in these parts, but those stupid squeeze bottles all seem to leak and/or water gets sprayed when the players drink (I'm starting to understand now why the NFL has designated folks to squirt water for the players to drink - must be a technical skill that's beyond most athletes). The teams have all had a team manager or assistant coach with a towel ready to clean up the spills, so no need (yet) to call delay of game.
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Back In The Saddle, i did find that, and that's what I went with, I answered True because water on the court following a timeout would mean that the court isn't ready. How often are you going to have somebody spill water on a court though? I did have a middle school game last year in which a player went full speed into the bench to dive for a loose ball and ended up knocking a full water cooler all over the floor. We had about a 30 minute delay for that. lol
Then you have answered correctly. This delay was added a couple of years ago, and water on the floor was cited as being a major reason for this. Where it normally happens is when teams bring water bottles out onto the floor during a time out. I have seen it happen once or twice. One in particular I remember was a GV game, and when the team realized they'd spilled water one of the scrubs sat right down in the puddle, wiggled around and used her shorts to soak it up. I was laughing too hard to even issue a delay warning.
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