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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
1. You either don't know what the rule is or you don't like it and elect to enforce it your own way.
2. As Trail I don't hang back near the division line. If you do, then you are out of position.
3. You missed my point about an official being able to run down the court quickly to be in position. I wasn't stating that instead of the disposal rule. I was refuting your statement that a team needs 3 seconds to get back there. Most 17 year-old players are faster than most officials. If an official can keep up with the scoring player, then so can a player from the defending team. By the time the ball passes through the basket and hits the floor, I'm at the end line in 99% of the cases. I'm certainly not giving the nonscoring team 2-3 extra seconds to cover the distance of half the court and inbound the ball. That's not necessary or correct BY RULE.
4. As I wrote before officials like you are the very reason that the NCAA adopted the stopping of the clock in the final minute. Teams were being allowed to unfairly run out the clock.
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1. I know what the rule is. We start our count when the ball is at the disposal of the team, and our disagreement comes as to how we define disposal. Unless I'm mistaken, NFHS rules do not spell out what disposal means, and that leaves it up to us officials to make our own interpretation. If I'm wrong, then please cite the rule # where this is defined.
2. I did not say that as the T we hang back near the division line. I merely said that we're closer to it than most players.
3. By rule, I think we're talking about the definition of "disposal" again.
4. "Officials like me"...well it's nice to know Ive got some influence at the collegiate level.