| Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. |
Sat Nov 09, 2002 09:05pm |
Re: Shoe laces (cont)
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Originally posted by donj
I had the original post on shoe laces and I would today, in the year 2002, allow a player to tie his shoes while the ball is dead, repeat while the ball is dead. It could become a safety issue if not tied and what's the harm, the ball's dead at the time?
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The harm is that the Rules Committee amended the rules with the specific purpose of prohibiting game officials from stopping the game so that a player can tie his/her shoes. To delay making the ball live so that a player can tie his/her shoe is the same as granting their team an uncharged timeout. The Rules Committee wanted to prevent officials from granting a team uncharged timeout so that a player could tie his/her shoe.
Furthermore, an untied shoe is not a safety issue. A player can kneel down and tie his/her shoe anytime the player desires. |
