(NBA) 0 and 00 on same team

[bwburke94]

Are 0 and 00 still banned on the same team in the NBA? I know it was banned in 2003, has the rule changed?

[Indianaref]

APG will be around soon to let you know.

[Rich]

No logical reason why this is disallowed in NFHS games, either. We allow 2 and 22, don't we?

[ronny mulkey]

Originally Posted by Rich

No logical reason why this is disallowed in NFHS games, either. We allow 2 and 22, don't we?

Is it not allowed in NFHS?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Rich

No logical reason why this is disallowed in NFHS games, either. We allow 2 and 22, don't we?

I agree. While 2 and 22 aren't the same actual number, this isn't math class. The distinction on a uniform is just as valid between 0 and 00 as it is between 2 and 22. Not a major issue that needs addressed, though.

[Indianaref]

Originally Posted by Adam

I agree. While 2 and 22 aren't the same actual number, this isn't math class. The distinction on a uniform is just as valid between 0 and 00 as it is between 2 and 22. Not a major issue that needs addressed, though.

I thought I remember reading a long time ago that it had something to do with imputing the numbers in computers, both numbers (0 & 00) together can not be recognized. I could be wrong, hopefully someone will correct us.

Originally Posted by Indianaref

I thought I remember reading a long time ago that it had something to do with imputing the numbers in computers, both numbers (0 & 00) together can not be recognized. I could be wrong, hopefully someone will correct us.

Given that we survived Y2K, you would think we could design computers to differentiate between 0 and 00...

[JugglingReferee]

If it is software related, it may be because numbers stored as integers (rather that text), assign 00 to be 0. Hence, 0 and 00 both resolve to 0, which normalization won't allow.

[APG]

Originally Posted by bwburke94

Are 0 and 00 still banned on the same team in the NBA? I know it was banned in 2003, has the rule changed?

Nothing in the rule book against it, though this wouldn't be a concern with NBA referees as league offices knows everyone's number and would have to approve this kind of stuff well before hand.

I also don't think it's every been illegal for 0 and 00 on the same team in the NBA...just rarely seen.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by ronny mulkey

Is it not allowed in NFHS?

OF course not.

[just another ref]

This is not recent change in NFHS, is it? Hasn't that always been the rule? If that is the case, it has nothing to do with software.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by just another ref

This is not recent change in NFHS, is it? Hasn't that always been the rule? If that is the case, it has nothing to do with software.

Agreed. Software may or may not be an excuse for leaving it the way it is, but I don't see how software could have affected a rule that has been in place since Bill Gates was a kid.

The problem could easily be remedied by attaching names to stats rather than player number (I assume most do it that way anyway). The player number doesn't have to be a numeric field, even if it's a number, thus allowing for 0 and 00.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by just another ref

This is not recent change in NFHS, is it? Hasn't that always been the rule? If that is the case, it has nothing to do with software.

It began in 2000 (it was announced in 97-98, to be effective a couple of years later)

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

It began in 2000 (it was announced in 97-98, to be effective a couple of years later)

So it is Y2K's fault.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Adam

So it is Y2K's fault.

I just knew that it would cause at least one problem. And to think that many laughed at me. Well, just who's laughing now? Anybody want to buy a secure, underground shelter? It comes with a six month supply of canned food. I'll throw in the can opener for free.