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Originally posted by doghead on 03-14-2000 03:42 PM
Okay, now I'm confused! Somebody help the "Rookie Ref" out here. I just looked at the 1999-2000 NFHS Simplified & Illustrated Book at the bottom of page 47. It says to give Team B the ball for throw-in AND the initial arrow. What's correct here! THANKS!
If the ball just deflects off of A2's hands, then A2 never had player control, thus A never had team control. The arrow can't be set until B has the ball for the throw-in, and then it's set toward A's basket. That's the case book play you referenced in the post above the one I'm replying to.
In the comic book, A12 obtains player control of the ball -- even for just a moment. The arrow is set *right away* toward B's basket (at least it's "logically" set -- it might not be "physically" set quite yet, depending on the speed of the table). Now, A12 fumbles the ball out of bounds. This is just like any other out-of-bounds call. B gets the ball and the arrow isn't reset, since it isn't a held ball.
Hope that helps.