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Originally posted by ChuckElias
My main point, though, was that the casebook specifically says that the ruling is in place to keep a team from benefiting by breaking the rule. The spirit of the rule (jeez, here we go again, right?  ) seems to be that you shouldn't be able to get an advantage from breaking the delay rules. That's why ruling an immediate T is tempting. It's also why the NBA changed their delay rule. But you're right -- by rule, it's legal.
Chuck
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They don't necessarily benefit if the clock is already stopped. The ruling that says to ignore it if the clock is running is to prevent the defense from stopping the clock in a situation when the clock would run out without the throwing even occuring...thus getting a chance to steal the ball that they would not otherwise have.
To call the violation will stop the clock and force the offense to actually make the throw-in. There would be no penalty for the infraction. So we either ignore it...letting time run out...or we call a T. Either way the offending team does not gain. All other cases, like fouling, usually give the offended team a chance to score FTs.