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Originally posted by Tom Cook on 02-09-2000 01:07 PM
Yes, violation. The bottom of the backboard is inbounds, so A has thrown the ball to an inbounds status. When A1 touches the ball out of bounds he causes the ball to be out of bounds, so it's B's ball at the same spot.
Right on! The backboard has the same status as the floor inbounds. No violation from touching the board, but a violation when the inbounder touched it again. Throw in from wherever he touched it.
However, here's a question. If the ball REALLY touched the bottom of the board (as opposed to the back of the board), could it return BACKWARDS to the thrower-in and thus back out-of-bounds? Figuring angles, and assuming the bottom of the board is flat, one would expect the ball to deflect downward and out at least slightly toward the court. If it comes back toward the endline, that would suggest, logically, that the ball struck part of the BACK of the board, which is a violation in itself. Same result in either case (violation), but if another player had touched or grabbed the ball before it went OOB and started dribbling or took a shot, that would be a different situation (for example, an opponent scores a quick basket right there).