If the ball is moved to the division line after a time out in last two minutes, they do get a new 8 sec. Since they can straddle the line and throw both ways, they for some reason have given a new 8 sec. could be a huge advantage in the last two minutes. maybe the thinking is that it has cost a time out, who knows
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Originally Posted by eg-italy
The 8 second and 24 second rules used to be different in this respect: the 8 seconds used to be reset at any dead ball. Now they aren't; the only exception is when there is a throw-in at the division line (who knows why  ).
If your case happens during the last two minutes of the fourth period (or an overtime) and team A's coach calls a time-out, the throw-in is made at the division line. If the throw-in passage is to a teammate in the backcourt, team A will have eight seconds to take the ball in the frontcourt. |