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Originally posted by Self
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"BTW, the ball is live as soon as it's at the disposal. You don't make it become live illegally by then dribbling or passing it up the floor."
Well tehn as soon as A grabs teh ball through the net it is at his disposal. He can step out of bounds and make a legal throw in or throw it directly to a teammate. Either way he has become the thrower. And by rule teh thower must pass the ball directly into the court or to teammate outside boundary line. Also he cannot be the first to touch on the court. So this would be a violation.
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The thrower is the player who attempts to make a throw-in, not a player who grabs the ball when it's at the disposal. I can grab the ball out of the net and toss it to you, while you're OOB. You toss the ball back to me. Now, who's the thrower? In your play, he never stepped out of bounds. Therefore, he isn't a thrower. So by definition, you're incorrect. If you don't believe me, then read the rule book. 4-41-1
JR's already said it but it bears repeating. Dick Knox is not just the deputy director of the NCHSAA. He's the Chairman of the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee. I believe that gives him some say in this mess. The simple fact is that this entire play is not covered by the rules. If you choose to call it a throw-in violation, be my guest. If I'm on the floor, it's a delay of game warning. If he calls tomorrow and tells me to call it a violation, I'll do it. But until then, I'm not.