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Stuffed Or Inflated ???
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Originally Posted by scrounge
JV game. I was T, A has a throw-in from their frontcourt endline, girl passes the ball to A2 in the frontcourt, who tips it and the ball goes into the backcourt. A2 then retrieves and I do nothing. All of a sudden, the L from the endline blows the whistle and calls the backcourt violation ... upon conferring I said there was no possession so no violation but L and C were adamant, so we stuck with the call. In the locker room after the game, the varsity officials who were there agreed with them ...
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So, in essence, five out of six officials at the site, including all three varsity officials, kicked the call.
Wow! Unbelievable.
I wonder if they would have came up with the same interpretation on a sideline frontcourt throwin?
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Originally Posted by BillyMac
... unfortunately there are a few officials out there who don't know if the basketball is stuffed or inflated.
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Maybe there truly is a need for the such a location statement on my List of Misunderstood Basketball Rules:
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Originally Posted by BillyMac
During a throwin, even under a team’s own basket, if the throwin is deflected, tipped, or batted, by an offensive player in the frontcourt to an offensive player in the backcourt; ... these are not backcourt violations.
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Originally Posted by Raymond
... the throw-in location is irrelevant to any rulings.
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Irrelevant? Yes, but probably needed.
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Last edited by BillyMac; Wed Jan 29, 2020 at 12:02pm.
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