[ChuckElias]

I stuck up for mgelb a couple pages ago, and you guys haven't done anything to change my mind. You are hanging wayyyyyy too much on the meaning of the word "retain".

The way it's written, using any amount of common sense, says that if you had the privilege of running the endline, and the scoring commits a foul or violation that requires an endline throw-in, you get to keep that privilege. To say that "retain" doesn't apply to this situation is, I think, not a tenable position.

As I said, we all know what the rule means. But I honestly see the discrepency. The need to put "during the throw-in" back into the wording of the rule, so there is no possible mis-interpretation. I also agree with mgelb that there is no case play that covers this situation. Just do the correct (and easy) thing and put the phrase "during the throw-in" back into 7-5-7.

Chuck