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Originally posted by donj
Appreciate the replies.
This was what I thought the replies should be. I've been told that the ball is inbounded on the side near the division line because this would give Team B unfair advantage taking the ball out under their basket. Their reasoning was since the ball crossed midcourt, it shoud be taken near the division line in Team B's frontcourt.
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A screwed up - how is any advantage for B that directly results from A's mistake unfair? Whoever told you this isn't thinking straight. If A is pretty much under control but makes a slightly off the mark pass, the backcourt occurs right next to their front court and B gets ball there. If they have less control and send the ball backcourt with some force and no touch by an offensive player, it may go OOB somewhere in the vicinity of B's basket or get touched way back in A's back court. Either way, B gets ball on baseline. That's the way the rules are written, and it seems fair to me.