This rule is one more reason that our sport is by far the hardest to officiate. I made my post looking only at the NF rule book. Clearly rule 7-5-5 and 7-5-7 don't allow for the team to have the baseline. The words A team retains this priveledge if the scoring team commits a violation or foul (before the bonus is in effect) on the ensuing throw-in if the resulting throw -in spot would be on the endline.
The rule clearly states that the violation or foul must occur during the throw in. The rule was put in just so a team can't circumvent another from running the baseline. Our case here has nothing to do with the reason the provision was instituted.
The casebook 7-5-7a uses goaltending which results in a made basket. I doubt that the casebook would be the same for a common foul during the shot.
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