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Old Fri Mar 06, 2020, 10:56am
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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Originally Posted by Raymond View Post
The location of the throw-in is irrelevant to any ruling.
In terms of officials knowing backcourt rule and interpretation, agree 100%.

However, a throwin from the frontcourt endline that is touched (no player control) by the offense and goes into the backcourt where it is retrieved again by the offense will generate a greater negative crowd reaction (coaches and players seem to understand the rule) than the same exact play from a sideline throwin.

I've been hearing moans, groans, and jeers from fans for forty years.

This is one of those plays where I wish I could stop the game and explain the real rule to the fans, "There was no player control and team control established in the frontcourt".

Grandmas and Grandpas don't seem to understand the backcourt rule and interpretation.

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