Quote:
Originally posted by eastcoastref
I guess if you really wanted to, you could stop the clock and give a warning for delay of game, which would then force the team to inbound the ball anyway.
|
No, you could not!! There is no justification by rule for not allowing the throw-in team to use all five seconds. This is not a delay situation. This is good strategy, period.
The only warnings we give for delay are clearly defined by rule. 1) Scoring team interfering with the ball after a made basket; 2) Defense breaking the plane of the OOB during a throw-in; and 3) Huddling in the lane when the official is ready to administer a FT.
Don't make up stuff just because you don't like the situation. That's like officials who call GT when a shot is blocked off the backboard.
There is no justification by rule for a whistle in the original situation.