Ohio team loses H.S. state title after late hanging-on-the-rim technical foul

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by mutantducky

That was a great move by the refs(assuming they did it on purpose because it was fairly quick).

It was only a "great move" if you're a fan of the team that benefited.

If you're a fan of the other team, or a fan of basketball, or an official, or you have any sense of fair play, then it was NOT a "great move". Quite the opposite.

[deecee]

Was the dunk a T? In real time I wouldn't be so sure that his momentum caused his positioning and he held on so he didn't fall and land on his back.

With some replays it's still not very cut and dry. Either way a case can be made for both sides. I personally may not have made the call.

[deecee]

As for everything else the duck has said. Your sense of fair play is at the cost of the team that got screwed by any official that doesn't do the impartial thing. So in other words, it's not really fair play because one side gets screwed big time.

[jpgc99]

I don't see enough to warrant the T. His momentum carried him through to a point of it being necessary to hang on to the rim to prevent injury.

Not to get dragged down by the side conversation, but our job is not to make play fit within our definition of fairness. Our job is to enforce the rules as written to ensure fair play as defined by the rules of the game.

[Adam]

If he doesn't hang on the rim, his "momentum" doesn't carry his feet forward and upward like this. This is a great call.