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Originally Posted by JRutledge
... Or when the official starts their count which is supposed to start simultaneously with when the ball is at the disposal of the throw-in team.
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Circular reasoning. It works, but it's still circular reasoning.
When do we start a count? When the ball's at the disposal of the player.
When the ball at the disposal of the player? When we start a count.
Good explanation (below):
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
The ball can only be at the disposal of the team that is entitled to do a throw-in. So when the ball is at the disposal of that team (the team that did not score) then only the team that is making the throw-in can request a timeout. Before then the ball is dead and anyone an request a timeout. And when the ball is at the disposal of the throw-in team, the ball is live. That time does not mean they have to even have the ball, but have had the opportunity to pick up the ball and begin a throw in.
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