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Old Thu Jan 08, 2004, 11:42pm
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Originally posted by rainmaker

In any other situation with an AP throw-in, they haven't used the arrow until the ball is legally inbounded. In this case the ball has not been legally inbounded, through no fault of their own, yet they lose the arrow. Which IS the same as the privilege of running the baseline. They don't lose the privilege because the opponent violates. If they lose the arrow on the kick, they are penalized for what THE OPPONENT did. They haven't used the arrow, they've had it taken away.
What is the benefit of the arrow? Getting the ball. A actually gets the benefit of the arrow by getting the ball for the throw in. Logically, it seems to me that the arrow should change as soon as the ball is handed to the player. The only benefit of waiting is that if B fouls, then A keeps the ball and the arrow. Frankly, I'm not sure I even agree with that.
If B fouls during a throwing resulting from an AP, then that foul is a direct result of the throw in; therefore A has already benefited from the AP arrow. B now has a double whammy of losing their arrow on top of the foul. I'd even argue that it's an excessive punishment based on the timing of a foul.
All activity during a throwin, fouls and violations included, is a direct result of the AP arrow.

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