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Old Thu Nov 08, 2012, 07:43am
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The Zombie Play: Both Dead And Alive At The Same Time ...

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Originally Posted by just another ref View Post
If the whole incident is a fight, it begins with the start of the first blow. The ball is already dead when the contact occurs.
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Originally Posted by Adam View Post
You can't, however, just retroactively make the ball dead prior to contact just to make it fit.
This reminds me of the controversial backcourt violation that we have discussed here, on the Forum, many times, where the offensive player, with team control, "causes" the ball to go into the backcourt because he is the first to touch the ball in the backcourt, by simply catching a ball in the air, and then landing, a ball that has been tapped back there by a defensive player.
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