Interesting night playing ball at an outlying stake center

[MikeWaters]

6'5" baller goes up for the dunk, slams it home, grabs rim--CRASH. Rim comes down and glass goes flying.

The breakaway didn't breakaway. I found out after the fact that the rim came down on the back of a player (I had never seen before) and caused an "ugly" gash on his back.

First time I have seen a backboard devastated, not on TV.

One game I had to guard this dude, who was just dominating me in the post. He probably had 3 inches on me and he definitely had 55lb on me. Rock solid. No help from my teammates.

[jay santos]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

6'5" baller goes up for the dunk, slams it home, grabs rim--CRASH. Rim comes down and glass goes flying.

The breakaway didn't breakaway. I found out after the fact that the rim came down on the back of a player (I had never seen before) and caused an "ugly" gash on his back.

First time I have seen a backboard devastated, not on TV.

One game I had to guard this dude, who was just dominating me in the post. He probably had 3 inches on me and he definitely had 55lb on me. Rock solid. No help from my teammates.

Pretty dumb to hang on the rim at a church. They should make him pay for it.

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by jay santos

Pretty dumb to hang on the rim at a church. They should make him pay for it.

Breakaway rim, moron. And it was not like he hung for a sec, then broke.

It was bam-bam.

Plus the rim was wobbly in the first place.

Church could be (should be?) sued, in light of the injury to the guy below.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Church could be (should be?) sued, in light of the injury to the guy below.

That would be a fair outcome. I'm sure they have general liablity insurance. But I heard the LDS Church excomunicates members who sue (regardless of insurance), and it's automatic. So he needs to conduct a cost-benefit analysis. But my advice would be sue.

[MikeWaters]

I believe he was a non-member.

By the way, I helped win a game when we were overmatched by preventing the winning bucket (without falling), and in the process hit my head and could have had a concussion.

Personally, I would throw out the suit because there is the expectation of danger when playing basketball, and blowed backboards are not unheard of.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Personally, I would throw out the suit because there is the expectation of danger when playing basketball, and blowed backboards are not unheard of.

Breakaway rim, moron. And it was not like he hung for a sec, then broke.

[creekster]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

I believe he was a non-member.

By the way, I helped win a game when we were overmatched by preventing the winning bucket (without falling), and in the process hit my head and could have had a concussion.

Personally, I would throw out the suit because there is the expectation of danger when playing basketball, and blowed backboards are not unheard of.

It is called assumption of the risk.

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Breakaway rim, moron. And it was not like he hung for a sec, then broke.

Like I said, they are not always guaranteed to work, by virtue of the numerous times we have seen the exact same thing happen.

[creekster]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

But I heard the LDS Church excomunicates members who sue (regardless of insurance), and it's automatic.

I know you are just feeling light-hearted today and so are trying to yank a few chains, but for the record, this statement of yours is not true.