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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
How can you interfere with the thrower's effort to make a throw-in if the thrower doesn't have the ball to make that throw-in? 
A throw-in starts when the ball is at the disposal of the throwing team. Rule 4-42-3. A "thrower" is the player who attempts to make a throw-in. Rule 4-42-1. In case (A), the throw-in never started because the ball was never at the disposal of team B. You also never had a "thrower", by rule. And if the throw-in never started, how can anyone possibly interfere with that throw-in?
They're covering two different situations in the COMMENT....delaying the game before the throw-in and interfering with the thrower during the throw-in. |
That's my take on it. If B is (stupidly) attempting a throw-in, and then A reaches across and grabs the ball, then call the T. If B is letting the clock run out, then let the clock run out.