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Old Sat Jan 10, 2009, 05:51pm
Mark Padgett Mark Padgett is offline
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Originally Posted by Kevin W View Post
Could someone tell me why there is no rules on this. You could have a player that dove for a loose ball that had not gotten up quickly enough to set up to defend the inbound pass and this would be a huge advantage to the offense. Surely there is some courtesy rule on this or I'm just crazy. Like I said before when I was playing in high school the official would always hold the ball for a few seconds even if the passer was standing there. Is there anyone that would agree with me on this.
There's nothing in the rulebook called a "courtesy rule". On a board like this, you're going to get a ruling according to the rules in the rulebook. I routinely work youth basketball and have for over 20 years. I administer inbounds according to the rules.
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