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Originally posted by Mregor
Resuming play with a throw in. By rule, if it is a delay by the team entitled to the throw in, you put some air in your whistle, place the ball on the floor, and begin your five second count. If they don't get it in before the 5 seconds, it is a throw in violation and you give Team B the next throw in. If team B is delaying, you give the ball to Team A and proceed (most likely with an uncontested layup).
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I know this is the way it reads in the book, but is it really the right thing to do? I have no problem putting the ball down if the throw-in team is delaying, that always seems to work just fine. But I have a hard time with giving a team an uncontested 2 points.
I like Dan's alternative of asking a delaying teams coach if he/she needs another timeout. Are there any other alternatives that work in this situation?
[Edited by BLydic on Aug 11th, 2005 at 08:40 AM]