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Originally posted by MichiganOfficial
Testing all officials!!!
A1 inbounding the ball in the front court, B1 in front of A1 but not breaking the plain. A1 frustrated that he/she can't get the ball by the outstreched arms of B1, A1 reaches out and with one hand moves the arm of B1 and throws the ball in to A2. What do we have boys?
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Originally posted by Nevadaref
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Originally posted by JugglingReferee
If it is an intentional personal foul for B1 to reach through the plane and contact the thrower-in, the same penalty should exist for the reverse case.
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But this situation is more analogous to the thrower extending the ball through the plane and being fouled on his arm on the inbounds side of the plane by a defender.
The ruling on that play is a common foul because the contact occurs on the inbounds side of the boundary plane.
The contact on the play under discussion in this thread also occurs on the inbounds side of the boundary plane.
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I believe that another aspect of the play is more important than the spacial location of the foul. I think it's necessary to rule on A1's intent. Clearly A1's actions are intentional by trying to thwart an opponent's obvious advantageous position: playing good inbound defense.
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post editted at Nevada's request. Sorry about the mixup!
[Edited by JugglingReferee on Jan 23rd, 2006 at 10:51 PM]