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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
The throw-in does not begin until B1 has the ball at his/her disposal and the official has begun the five-second count.
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In fact, todd pen was wrong. Although your team might have had the ball, it's unclear from your description whether the official had begun the five-second count.
Notice the conjunction: AND. Both of these conditions in the rule must be met before the throw-in has begun and it's too late to call a TO. Since the official called the TO, I would surmise that he had NOT begun the five-second count, in which case he would be following correct procedure.
Thanks for playing.