Watching a varsity game with a seasoned crew. 2nd half, ball goes out-of-bounds and is staying in the front court with the offensive team. The coach calls his guard over for a quick talk. The official puts the ball on the floor and begins the 5 second count. Another player runs over, picks it up and put the ball in play.
Turns out just fine, but it got me thinking. Looking through the rules and case book. I see the resumption of play procedure as being authorized for coming out of Time Outs and between halves/quarters. There is a case that specifies that putting the ball on the floor (at the disposal of the thrower) is an approved mechanic in this case.
Does anyone else use this in cases other than coming out of timeouts/periods?
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