[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

And I've never had a coach request that a player be allowed to wear gloves, but when I do, the NFHS tells me how to handle it.

Believe it, or not, I did, only once, have to deal with shoes that light up. I'm probably the only Forum member to deal with this very rare issue. Do I get a prize?

OK and your point is what? This is not about what has been addressed more. I am sure someone tried to use gloves and that needed to be addressed as there was no such rule covering gloves. Where someone has the ball put in play is not a big deal, it is not something specific.

Originally Posted by BillyMac

What does the time of the game, or the score of the game (other than to underscore the importance of this situation), or the fact that this happened ten years ago (other than to underscore the rarity of this situation), have to do with the question at hand?

Should a coach have a right, by rule, to select which side of the lane he wants the throwin to occur after a timeout after a made basket?

Also, from a mechanics perspective, with no request for a certain spot; after a made basket, when time out is requested, and granted, with the ball still on the floor, after the timeout should officials inbound it for convenience sake, or should they inbound it as they were set up before the time out request (if the new trail was tableside, then, should he stay tableside after the timeout)?

I've been posting all day, so I might as well give an opinion: I like the later, with no rule change allowing the coach to select a side.

Are my opinions correct by rule, or by mechanic? I don't know, but that's the way I would like see this issue resolved.

In real game, like a few Forum members have already stated, I would probably allow the coach's request if it were made before one of the officials had already "marked" a spot by his location with the ball.

Once again, I do not ever see the request. If there is one, I will cross that bridge when I get to it. But until then, I am not asking or doing anything different. I will put the ball on the side that I am after a basket. And I am certainly not going to change after an immediate stoppage like a substitution. If the NF or the IHSA wants to address this and come up with a policy, I will follow. But to me there are some things we worry about that make no difference and this to me is one of those things. And unlike you, we work 3 person all the time for varsity games. This would be more than just a slight movement.

Peace