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Originally Posted by Rich1
If a player'slocation is determined by where he last touched the floor and if that location was OOB, then why would we not have a throw in from the same spot of the last throw in? I am thinking that this would be the same as a ball that was thrown down court and not touched before going out of bounds. In that case we come back to the original thrw in spot so it makes sense to me that we should do the same if the first plkayer to touch it is standing OOB. But, I am open to other opinions since all I am going on is my own "common sense".
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This is the problem with using common sense when there are rules to use instead (not a knock on you Rich, lots of us try to do it).
In the rule book, throw in violations are separate from OOB violations, and the spot of the throw in is different for each.
A throw in violation occurs if the thrower fails to throw the ball so that it touches a player before going out of bounds. If another player catches the ball, but is standing out of bounds, the thrower has done his job. It is not, therefore, a throw in violation.
The player who catches the ball, however, has committed an OOB violation, so the throw in spot is determined accordingly.