No Dunking

[cch5432]

Even if you touch the rim, the technical can be called. I was playing in a game years ago when a teammate ran up to the basket without a ball and jumped to snag the rim (I guess he thought he was cool). The refs called a technical for touching the rim. To me, it didn't seem to be too much of a safety issue, more of a "tauting" issue. The again, seeing a player grab the rim doesn't necessarily strike fear through my veins.

I saw that last year at a JV game. The kid couldn't even dunk but he jumped up and grabbed the rim because he thought it was below 10 feet (which from how easily he grabbed it, I wouldn't be surprised!). Other team got the ball and two free throws to start it off.

[whodey]

I saw that last year at a JV game. The kid couldn't even dunk but he jumped up and grabbed the rim because he thought it was below 10 feet (which from how easily he grabbed it, I wouldn't be surprised!). Other team got the ball and two free throws to start it off.

 

If the team awarded the free throws gets the ball without a tip off, which way does the possesion arrow go?

[NEERFAN]

I would think the arrow would point in the opposite direction.

[cshs81]

I would think the arrow would point in the opposite direction.

 

Correct. When the team who shot the T receives the ball to take it out, the possession arrow is switched to the defense.

[Hip-Hop Box]

I was watching a game the other night. One of the players dunked the ball while the ref was on the court. As suppose too, the ref gave that player a technical foul. I was just wondering why that is a rule? What is the point of it?

 

I think it's Good sportsmanship, From what I heard.

[QB42]

I have seen the refs call this foul even in intramural games. Common on, the boys are out to have one hour of fun and a ref who thinks they are god with the black and white strips calls a T foul. This rule needs to be changed!!

[whodey]

I have seen the refs call this foul even in intramural games. Common on, the boys are out to have one hour of fun and a ref who thinks they are god with the black and white strips calls a T foul. This rule needs to be changed!!

 

Agreed! I think this rule needs to be changed. If you can do it in a game why not warmups?

[BLEEDBLUE]

Well Pikeville got special treatment when playing Shelby Valley last Friday. I watched four or five players dunk it all through the warm ups. hmm...

[LeeCoBobcatFan]

This subject has been debated several times. The reason its a rule is safety. If you have a kid who is a borderline dunker and is trying to show off for his pals in warmups and gets hurt..thats a problem.

[EQUUS GREVYI]

The rule is in place to minimize the risk of injury to players and damage to equipment. When I was in school everyone did it before the refs came out and a teammate of mine did happen to get caught. Technical foul to start the game and the coach took him out of the starting lineup that night (senior night).

[RedBirdCards23]

It is not just DUNKING, it's poping the rim in general, when RBS played JBS a guy from there school poped it and we got to shoot two FT's, and then RBS agaisnt Riverside one of our players poped it and they called a T, just poped it on a layup.

[EQUUS GREVYI]

Grasping the rim is a technical foul during the game as well.

[CatFanatic]

David Dinn snapped one of our rims at Waltonin pregame warmups back in the day. No T was called, but it did make for a lengthy delay.