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Originally posted by Snaqwells
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.
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I'd be fine with this, if it changed that way for all AP throw-ins. Then I would agree with you completely. So, if a foul by B isn't going to change the arrow, why should a violation by B change the arrow?
I think part of the reason the arrow doesn't change immediately, is that what A gains with the arrow isn't the ball, remember that there is no team control on the throw-in. What they have gained with the arrow is the OPPORTUNITY to possess the ball. That OPPORTUNITY is taken away in the B-violates-and-then-fouls scenario, not because of A's actions. It is taken away from A who did nothing wrong, and given to B who did two things wrong. Hmmm....
[Edited by rainmaker on Jan 8th, 2004 at 11:08 PM]