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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett
... B1 does not pursue the ball, since there are members of team A back there and he feels the effort would be futile. Since A2 and A3 are about one fry short of a Happy Meal anyway, they also don't go after the ball and it kind of just bounces or rolls around in A's backcourt ...
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This reminds me of an old IAABO refresher exam question. I can't remember the exact wording, but it went something like this. After a time out, inbounder A1 throws a terrible bounce pass that just kind of rolls around, and eventually stops in the backcourt of Team A. No players from Team A, nor from Team B, attempt to get the ball. The official starts a ten second backcourt count as soon as it's apparent that nobody from either team is attempting to get the ball. Is the official correct?
This was just after the NFHS changed the inbounding rule from five seconds until the ball is touched inbounds, to five seconds for a release by inbounder.
What a stupid question, that will never, ever, ever, happen in a real game.
As far as I know, the two teams, and the officials, are still in the gymnasium waiting for someone to touch the ball. I hope that they're allowed bathroom breaks every once in a while.