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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
I didn't give you logic. I gave you rules. Whether you choose to believe or disbelieve those rules is completely up to you.
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I can read them in the book, so I believe them. I apologize for my poor choice of word(s).
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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
What you're talking about above is the method the player is using to get ready to start the throw-in, not what rules are actually used to govern the thrower after the throw-in has started. See rule 4-42-3 and 7-6-1. The throw-in and the throw-in count do not start until the ball is at the disposal of the thrower. In the case above, the throw-in does not start until after the player OOB had possession of the ball OOB- iow after he had tapped the ball to himself.
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That makes perfect sense. I appreciate the help.