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Originally Posted by bucky
Team A scores a basket and Coach B calls a timeout. Out of the timeout, Team B has all 5 players out of bounds, which is legal, along the endline for the throw-in. Team B successfully completes the throw-in, moves up court, and scores. Team A inbounds the ball, moves up court, and commits a violation near the endline, awarding the ball to Team B for a designated spot throw-in. Coach B calls a timeout. Out of the timeout, Players B1-B5 come on the court and head towards the endline for the throw-in. B1, B2, and B3 go to spots out of bounds, which is illegal, along the endline.
How would you handle this? Would you begin telling the B players that this is not allowed? Would you put the ball at the disposal of B1 and then call an immediate Technical foul? Would you call some type of violation after giving the ball to B1 for the throw-in? Would you do nothing and allow the throw-in to continue? Other?
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I would administer the throw-in without instructing the team. Telling them that they need to be inbounds is coaching, not officiating. Once the ball becomes live, call the throw-in violation on Team B. That is the proper penalty.
Why would I not instruct the team? The coach knows enough to run this play following a made goal by the opposing team, so I have to believe that he should know that he cannot run it at other times.