Actually, this might be a good NF rule change. Here's why. It would make things more consistent. A foul committed by an offensive player during a throw-in (such as an illegal screen) would then carry the same penalty whether or not the throw-in had been completed. And why shouldn't it? The foul really should have the same consequence whether the ball has already been thrown in or not, since the illegal screen performs the same "badness". Also, it would make a throw-in that deflects off an offensive players hand and goes into their backcourt and then is recovered by that team a violation, the same as if it was just a pass during play. Why shouldn't it count the same? It would also eliminate being able to inbound into the backcourt if the throw-in spot was in the frontcourt because it would be a violation. Now, that's a major change.
I guess also that a foul by a defensive player on an inbounder holding the ball wouldn't be intentional anymore, but a "regular" common foul because of team control - OK, maybe or maybe not.
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