Intermission Dunking T

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by twocentsworth

I understand where you're coming from.....think of it a different way: don't we "warn" kids about 3 seconds ("get out", "lane", etc), "warn" kids in the post ("hands", "space", etc.) or give other types of warnings during the game? the kids know those actions are against the rules....so isn't blowng the whistle prior to walking on the court the same thing?

If you feel that this action goes "against the intent of the rule", is there any type of "preventative officiating" that you engage in during a game? and if you do, why is THAT different than this?

just wondering....

This is my biggest peeve I have about how they do things in Texas. I hate popping the whistle on the way onto the court. They seem to be very tolerant here of the kids putting a dunking contest on prior to us hitting the court.