Thread: dead ball foul
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Old Wed Feb 11, 2009, 07:58am
mbyron mbyron is offline
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Originally Posted by KenL.nation View Post
Their reply was that it wasn't a dead ball because the clock was still running.
Dead wrong.

Clock running: ball can be live (during play) or dead (after a made basket)

Clock stopped: ball can be live (at disposal of thrower for FT or throw-in) or dead (between quarters)

The clock tells you nothing about the status of the ball.
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