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Originally posted by rainmaker
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Originally posted by assignmentmaker
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Originally posted by BktBallRef
Wow, this sure has been complicated for no reason.
6-3-4
The direction of the possession arrow is reversed immediately after an alternating-possession throw-in ends. An alternating-possession throw-in ends when the throw-in ends or when the throw-in team violates.
4-41-5
The throw-in ends when the passed ball touches, or is touched by, an inbounds player other than the thrower.
Notice that 4-41-5 does not say "...when the passed ball LEGALLY touches..." The arrow is switched in cases when the kick occurs.
The running the endline situation is a completely separate issue that's addressed by a specific rule and case plays.
As BZ said, apples to oranges.
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You can say the throw-in ended just like you can say it's spinach and the hell with it, but that is oversimplifying the situation. It's not clear that the throw-in event supercedes the violation of kicking the ball. There is no answer in the rules.
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Unfortunately, there is an answer in the rules. The throw-in ends when the ball is touched. Period. I don't like it, either, but there's no getting around it.
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What did the arrow initially give team A?
Possession of the ball.
Did B1's kick take that away from team A?
Nope.
How is a kick different than B1 knocking the ball OOB with his/her hand? Do you want to give A the ball back plus the next AP throw-in on that play too?
Perhaps we need the official to judge if the violation was caused by good defense or just a bad pass, before we switch the arrow?
