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Old Sun Dec 24, 2006, 05:08pm
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
I take the opposite approach. I am quick to put the ball down when a team delays. I've never had to do it a second time.

There is a statement in the officials manual about throw-ins saying that the throwing team should make a player available and that no delay should be allowed before placing the ball at the disposal and starting the five-second count.
Does every post you make quote a rulebook or manual passage? Not all the answers are in there. Many things are, in my experience, regional in nature.

Edited to add: I don't mean this as harsh as it sounds -- I think Adam's post below is the perfect response.

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