Throw In

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BryanV21

During a throw-in two teammates lined up front to back, and a defender wanted between them. The defender's coach was yelling at her to "get in there". I stepped in to let my partner know about the "3 foot/parallel" rule, meaning what the teammates wanted was good and the defender was not entitled to get between them. My partner stopped the defender from trying to get between them, and the throw-in was administered.

Along similar lines, a few weeks ago, didn't we have a Forum member state that a defender is allowed to be the player closest to the throwin player no matter who legally gets there first? Didn't another Forum member ask for a citation supporting that rule? What ever became of that?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Along similar lines, a few weeks ago, didn't we have a Forum member state that a defender is allowed to be the player closest to the throwin player no matter who legally gets there first? Didn't another Forum member ask for a citation supporting that rule? What ever became of that?

How did I miss that one? I think we can all guess the answer.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Adam

How did I miss that one? I think we can all guess the answer.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Also the defense of the throw-in has the right to stand next to the thrower as well. That rule kind of addresses that as well. It is the only time they have a right a specific space on the floor if they did not get there first.

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Reference, please.

Almost two months later and we're still waiting for a reference.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Citation please.

Gave it some time ago.

Rule 7-6-5 says...

Teammates shall not occupy adjacent positions which are parallel to and within 3 feet of the boundary line if opponents desire one of those positions. The 3-foot restraining line is sometimes the temporary boundary line in 1-2-2.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Gave it some time ago. Rule 7-6-5

1) Your response was never posted.

https://forum.officiating.com/basket...-question.html

2) You posted that a defender was entitled to the spot in front of the throwin player. Your citation posted today (7-6-5: Teammates shall not occupy adjacent positions which are parallel to and within 3 feet of the boundary line if opponents desire one of those positions) does not restrict a single offensive player from standing in the spot in front of the throwin player.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

... the defense of the throw-in has the right to stand next to the thrower as well. That rule kind of addresses that as well. It is the only time they have a right a specific space on the floor if they did not get there first.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

1) Your response was never posted.

2) The thread was in regard to players standing perpendicular to the boundary line, to which you posted that a defender was entitled to the spot in front of the throwin player.

Yes, the opponents cannot block the position of the defenders close to the thrower. They cannot stack up and prevent them from standing 3 feet from the thrower. If all you are debating is the actual language of "standing next to" but that is basically what the rule allows if they choose to be there. There even used to be an example in the old comic book that stated this as well with an illustration.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

... the opponents cannot block the position of the defenders close to the thrower.

Citation please, especially in the case of a single offensive player standing in that closest to the thrower spot, or in the case of a stack of offensive players standing perpendicular to the boundary line, with an offensive player standing in that closest to the thrower spot.

No way that this is illegal. We can't tell the offensive player standing in that closest to the thrower spot to get out of that spot in either of situations described above.

Parallel stack within three feet of the boundary? Sure, but not in the two situations described above.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

... the defense of the throw-in has the right to stand next to the thrower as well. That rule kind of addresses that as well. It is the only time they have a right a specific space on the floor if they did not get there first.