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Originally posted by A Pennsylvania Coach
In one of the last ones we did, I had a player take an intentional delay of game by stepping on the line during an inbound with 2 seconds left so we could see the opponent's play. I gave the official a heads-up to watch for my player stepping on the line.
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Casebook 9.2.11 Comment: "In situations with the clock running and five or less [sic] seconds left in the game, a throw-in plane violation or interfering with the ball following a goal should be ignored if its only purpose is to stop the clock. However, if the tactic in any way interferes with the thrower's efforts to make a throw-in, a technical foul for delay shall be called even though no previous warning had been issued. In this situation, if the official stopped the clock and issued a team warning, it would allow the team to benefit from the tactic."
Coach, even tho this comment is addressing situations in which the clock is running and there are five seconds or
fewer remaining in the game, the last sentence leads me to think that we could apply it to your situation as well. If the official stops the game to give the warning, your team has benefited from breaking the rules. I would be tempted to ignore the infraction unless contact was made with the inbounder.
In NBA rules, this is a T for delay, with no warning.
Chuck