Contacts

[BillyMac]

(I know that it's a Beatles song, but this cover is classic)

Originally Posted by BillyMac

There may be an exception when having to play with less than five players? I'm not 100% sure, and I'm too tired to look it up. Overtime game tonight.

I know that the "five player rule" trumps the "sit a tick rule", but I'm still not sure if it trumps the "sit, or take a time out rule"? Does it matter if there are no timeouts available? How about a little help here guys?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Zoochy

In the process of getting fouled, a contact gets dislodged out of A1's eye. A1 finds the contact. The trainer enters the court without being beckoned to offer a saline solution to A1 to clean the contact. A1 denies. Or A1 accepts the saline solution to clean the contact.
Does A1 need to be replaced in either situation?

Accepting or rejecting the trainer's assistance would be irrelevant to the answer either way.

[BillyMac]

Back in the olden days, when contact lenses first became popular, I remember a few officials who, during the pregame captains meeting, asking if any players wore contact lenses, and then putting a mark next to those names in the book. I never saw the point of this, if a player was going to gain an advantage by lying about a displaced contacts, then why wouldn't a captain lie about a player wearing contact lenses (a designated contact lens wearer, à la Charles O. Finley), all orchestrated by a devious coach?

[biggravy]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Back in the olden days, when contact lenses first became popular, I remember a few officials who, during the pregame captains meeting, asking if any players wore contact lenses, and then putting a mark next to those names in the book. I never saw the point of this, if a player was going to gain an advantage by lying about a displaced contacts, then why wouldn't a captain lie about a player wearing contact lenses (a designated contact lens wearer?), all orchestrated by a devious coach?

I remember back in the 90s "that guy" saying, right after 'black line all the way around'... 'if one of you loses a contact tell us and we will stop the game'.