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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
On the 7 second situation, Marty, I must disagree with your interpretation.
If the ball is thrown so that it will come down on the court, and the throw is made prior to the five second count, it does not matter that the ball is thrown a mile high to get down to the court, IMO. Certainly there is nothing that dictates the trajectory of the throw-in. Just that the ball be released onto the court. Certainly there are many deep passes that have high trajectories. I guess you can talk about spirit of the rules, but it does not seem illegal on face value to me.
If the ball is released straight up so that it would remain behind the OOB line, that is a different situation than was described and there would be a violation.
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The original question states that the player threw the ball "high into the air," which I thought meant on the OOB side of the endline. Of course, if it went over the line to the in bounds side, then no 5 second violation.
As far as the calling of time out: Either team can request time out just after a goal. This usually happens right away. When the player picks up the ball, then only his team has the right to request. If the defense doesn't ask right away (after the goal), then it's too late. In close situations, with little time left, the refs should have a clue that this will happen, and be prepared to respond. Often you will hear the coach tell a player, "Call a time out as soon as a goal is scored."