BirdBrain

Well, no need to worry. Jump balls to begin the game are NEVER going away. As for all that other stuff....you mentioned that, so it must be present in your mind. I don't care.... Overall this is a dog thread, I was just trying to lighten it up a bit....probably a fail...moving on

Courtesy....a nice gesture of sportsmanship to begin the game. The home team welcomes the visitors, hands them the ball and says, "please, put this in that iron ring and we'll have fun"...... Doesn't that sound much better than flipping a coin ?

Here's the blasphemy: Jump ball is out dated and unnecessary. Give visiting team the ball at division line to start the game, set the arrow to home and play.... It truly is one of the most outdated events in organized basketball.

Well....I like your hometown enthusiasm anyway

So Owen County specifically ordered special rims for a player ? Please....

I probably wouldn't either....

It's not a KY rule...it's a National Federation rule

Varsity Assistant's primary pre-game responsibility: Don't let players do stupid stuff in pre-game warm ups....

NFHS rule

the driving, forcing, pushing or attempting to force a ball through the basket with the hand(s).” A player does not have to touch the rim for it to be considered a dunk.

Are you sure it was for dunking and not another administrative issue ? If for sure dunking, and before the freshman game, it may explain the administration. It's not often that an official doing a freshman game has to administer the rule, so it could get messed up that way. Not an excuse, just not an everyday thing. @bugatti Yes, to avoid damage was the initial purpose. Now it is stated to protect players from injury prior to the contest. Essentially the officials have no "game control" prior to live ball, so if a kid gets hurt by hanging, dunking, etc...and the officials are on the court, it is a potential culpability issue of player protection. Ultimately a player could get injured doing anything in warm ups that an official would not be responsible for (just heading off that argument), but this one is just a non-necessary part of the game. Call it preventive officiating...

Is there a jump ball or does opponent get possession? No jump ball. Opposing team is awarded ball at division line and arrow points opposite. Is it a bench technical assessed to the head coach or is it on the player? T counts as a personal foul for player who dunked and indirect to bench. Does it count as a personal foul also? Yes Teams have (generally) 5 minutes prior to a crew taking the floor...throw down all you want up to that point.....BTW, touching or grasping the rim is not required to be a "dunk"....

1) Bold prediction Cotton.... 2) Just curious how some others like say, Russell or Frommeyer get left off the "Also Ran" list but I guess that rare Brooksville air may be in effect...

I don't play...and don't have a dog in the fight...but just curious, are you implying that this game had a different outcome if it was played at HHS ?

So CCHS' JV scored 11 points in the last 2 minutes of the game ? That is impressive...was there any defense played ?

....because...???

Based on the final scoring column, um, yeah...I believe Coach Russell got some good game experience for the balance of the bench, and displays outstanding sportsmanship once a game is in hand....

....kind of...

What do you suggest they should have done differently to "control" the game ? If they pulled captains together once that's solid, if it was done twice, then they recognized the issue had not resolved itself. What options were at their disposal ?

As always, we can expect a highly intelligent post from you...keep up the good work, you make south Kenton County look like shangri la....and as always, stay classy SK :idunno:

If post #31 has any accuracy at all then this is an easy one. You seem to keep attempting to minimize the physical altercation and blame it on a difference of opinion. Did one coach actually "choke" the other coach ? Did one coach land closed fist blows on the other coach ? Seriously, how can you point the finger at the administration and not directly at both of these adults ?

.....as does Scott. But to answer your question, I'll go with strength of schedule makes them better outright

But I'm still unclear....you had people who didn't want to win but wanted to lose ? I don't understand what was to "buy in" on. Did they not like the coaching style, time commitment, extra work on their own ? Was it just a social thing ? 22 - 7 looks like "buy in" to me based on historical perspective...

Do you mean with Chip at Calvary ? Tell us more.....they go from 13 total wins in the 2 years prior to 22 wins in his first year and parents and "very few parents andplayers were on board with the direction the program was going" ? So Calvary preferred losing over winning ?

You may miss this point....it's not about semantics, it's about the use of that phrase when it doesn't exist as an action of the court....it's only foul if there is a push....scrambles on rebounds do not necessarily meet the standard.