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[Billyboy78]

Uniform numbers can only include digits 0 through 5. That means there are only 37 combinations -- 36 if you say 0 and 00 are the same.

Another deserving name: Horace "Pappy" Owens '83.

I didn't realize you couldn't have a digit over 5. But that's stupid. If it's for refs, then they can just (for example) hold up a 3 in one hand, then a 5 and 3 in each hand for 38.

Yep, it's true: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/spor ... -hand.html

“In this day and age, it’s hard to believe that they’re still clinging to a rule based on fingers,” said Paul Lukas, editor of the website Uni Watch, which tracks aesthetic trends in sports. “I hate to trot out such a shopworn cliché as ‘If we can put a man on the moon,’ but it does seem to apply here.”

"We want to be able to signal the numbers once, using a maximum of two hands, ” Adams said.

So, I didn't notice, but since the NBA allows all numbers...those refs must have more than two hands? Going to have to take a closer look at that...

They use toes too.

[steviep123]

Uniform numbers can only include digits 0 through 5. That means there are only 37 combinations -- 36 if you say 0 and 00 are the same.

Another deserving name: Horace "Pappy" Owens '83.

I didn't realize you couldn't have a digit over 5. But that's stupid. If it's for refs, then they can just (for example) hold up a 3 in one hand, then a 5 and 3 in each hand for 38.

Yep, it's true: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/spor ... -hand.html

“In this day and age, it’s hard to believe that they’re still clinging to a rule based on fingers,” said Paul Lukas, editor of the website Uni Watch, which tracks aesthetic trends in sports. “I hate to trot out such a shopworn cliché as ‘If we can put a man on the moon,’ but it does seem to apply here.”

"We want to be able to signal the numbers once, using a maximum of two hands, ” Adams said.

So, I didn't notice, but since the NBA allows all numbers...those refs must have more than two hands? Going to have to take a closer look at that...

That's just plain crazy!!