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Originally posted by APHP
No where is there a case play/rule that address fouls/violaitions by team B once the ball is released by team A.
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Ok, this is different from what you originally posted. But I think you're also missing the point that I was trying to make. Two points, really.
1) There is a specific prohibition against the defense touching the ball while the thrower has it OOB. There is also a rule that specifically says the prohibition against breaking the OOB plane has ended once the ball is released. But
nowhere is there anything that says the prohibition on touching the
ball OOB has ended. So I think that the defense is still not allowed to touch the ball OOB, even if it's been released.
2) It is a violation for the offense to reach through the OOB plane and touch or catch the ball, even after it's been released on the throw-in (case 9.2.2B). So why would it be legal for the defense to do this, if it's illegal for the offense to do it? That would not seem to make sense.
Either way, my position is that it's a technical foul for the defense to touch the ball during a throw-in before it crosses the OOB plane.
Chuck