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Old Tue Jan 30, 2024, 09:08am
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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Lopsided Jump Ball ...

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Originally Posted by Raymond View Post
Can non-jumpers touch the ball before jumpers?
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Originally Posted by bob jenkins View Post
Depends on how long their arms are, and how true the toss is.
Yeah, I worded the question poorly.

Had a jump ball yesterday where B1 was much, much shorter than A1 and thought that he was definitely going to lose the jump ball so he backed up outside of the circle without even attempting to jump, figuring to act as a fifth "non-jumper" on his team to get the ball.

Trouble was, he backed out on my partner's (the tosser) whistle, before the ball was tossed, to become live.

Because the ball never became live, my partner called him back and warned him not to do it again which led to a reset and a normal jump ball.

What if B1 backed up outside of the circle after the toss, but before A1 had tapped (touched) the tossed ball?

Violation?

Jump ball had not ended as the ball had only been touched by a jumper, not a nonjumper, floor, or official.

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Originally Posted by BillyMac View Post
6-3-7-B: Neither jumper must: Leave the center restraining circle until the ball has been touched.
I say violation.

I've only seen the play once in forty-plus years.
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