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A few more:
The thrower moved!
The designated spot rule is contrary to its name. The DS is defined as a three-foot wide area but there is no restriction on its depth. A player may move as long as one foot remains on or over the three foot wide area or retreat as far back as desired without penalty. A player may move during a designated spot throw-in, as long as the movements are with prescribed limits of the designated spot. There is no pivot foot and a player can’t be called for traveling.
He’s over the back!
OTB is not part of the terminology used in classifying fouls. A player who snares a rebound either caused contact and put the other player at a disadvantage (in which case the foul would be called a push) or the play was no-call. A player who is taller than an opponent or can out jump their opponent shouldn’t be penalized because the player reached over the back. Contact is needed for a foul.
He slapped the backboard! That’s a T!
If a DP attempts to block a shot and incidentally contacts the backboard, it is not a T. It doesn’t matter how hard the BB was slapped or if the BB rattles and affects the shot. It’s not basket interference either, so don’t count the goal. A T can only be called if the contact with the BB is intentional and the ball is in flight on a try or a tap, is touching the BB, is in the imaginary cylinder, or is on or within the basket. The intent of the rule is not to punish players who unintentionally contact the BB.
The ball hit the player’s foot! That’s a kick!
A kicking violation can only be called if there is contact with the ball and player’s knee or any part of the leg or foot below the knee, if it is done intentionally. If a pass or loose ball hits the foot of a player during normal action, no violation has occurred. The intent of the player and where the ball hits are the determining factors if a kicking violation has occurred.
He didn’t have both feet inbounds when he touched the ball!
A player who touches the floor inbounds is considered to be inbounds, provided no other parts of the body are out of bounds, without any requirement that both of the player’s feet touch inbounds. Only one foot has to have touched inbounds for the entire player to be considered inbounds. A player is either completely inbounds our out-of-bounds. A player can have one foot inbounds, the other foot in the air, touch the ball and still be legal.
The ball hit the top of the backboard! That’s out of bounds!
The ball is only OB with it touches the supports, the back of the BB, or goes over the top if the BB on rectangle boards only. The front, sides, bottom and top of the BB are all areas where the ball is still in play.
He hit the dribbler’s hand! Where’s the foul?
Contact with the dribbler’s hand doesn’t automatically constitute a foul. Contact with the dribbler is a foul unless contact is only with the opponent’s hand while on the ball and is incidental to an attempt to play the ball. No matter the sound, if a player hits the dribbler’s hand while the dribbler’s hand is on the ball and that player was making an attempt to play the ball, it’s not a foul.
You can’t slide on the floor with the ball!
The key is momentum. If a player dives for a lose ball, gets control of it and his or her momentum caused the slide with the ball, there is no violation no matter how much distance the slide covered. Once the sliding player has stopped, the player may sit up but the player can’t roll over or attempt to get up off the floor while holding the ball.
The ref made the call that cost us the game!
Officials do not make calls which decide the outcomes of games. Players commit fouls or violations, official view those infractions, judge the action and then apply rules of the game to what they have viewed. The rules then determine the penalty. The officials do not decide the outcome of a game; the players determine the outcome of the game, including fouls and violation.
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