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Old Wed Mar 08, 2017, 11:59am
bucky bucky is offline
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Originally Posted by frezer11 View Post
I don't think that when the ball is considered live is a matter of opinion.
We will have to agree to disagree. It isn't a matter of opinion on a jump ball or a FT but it certainly is on a throw-in. Maybe not in your example but there are lots of other examples (I provided at least 2) that would prove otherwise.

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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn View Post
Makes sense. Ignore the caseplay that addresses this almost exactly... and rule differently because a nearby door happened to be open.
Thanks for proving my point.


Case 4.42.3 also assists us. To me the main line is "...the throw-in count begins when the official determines B1 has had ample time to secure the ball, it need not be in B1's possession." Obviously this is for a situation involving a player causing his own delay but my point is that each throw-in essentially starts when an official makes that determination and there are countless situations where no two officials would agree on when the throw-in should start.
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