Interfering With The Ball ...

[billyu2]

Originally Posted by Zoochy

I said 'Let the clock expire. Interfering with the ball following a goal should be ignored.' Even if the Green Team player throws it 3 rows into the bleachers.
If you issue a Technical foul, then Team A has to try to make Free Throws and has the Throw-in at the division line. Now, with less than 5 seconds on the game clock, the Green Team has a chance to intercept the ball and try for a goal. Or maybe Team A commits a foul. Now the Green Team has a Throw-in. DO NOT give the Green team a chance to win!
Ignore the interference, let the clock run out. Team A wins and the officials get to go home.
I know my ruling is different than IAABO's ruling

A better strategy for the Green Team would be to call an excess timeout.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by billyu2

A better strategy for the Green Team would be to call an excess timeout.

I'm using the case play to justify ignoring that request.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I'm using the case play to justify ignoring that request.

I just hope that in a real "bang bang" heat of the moment game situation that I can ignore such an egregious action (slapping the ball three rows up into the bleachers in the corner thus preventing the ball from being made live promptly or from being put in play) and hold sounding my whistle.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Green Team is trailing by four points in the fourth period when they score a three-point goal to cut the lead to one point. They are out of timeouts and have not been issued any of the five delay warnings during the game. As the ball passes through the net, there are less than five seconds remaining on the clock when Green #10 interferes with the ball ... slapping the ball three rows up into the bleachers in the corner? What is the correct ruling on this play?

Two acceptable choices:

1) Ignore. The clock just winds downs and the game ends.

2) Player technical foul for preventing the ball from being made live promptly or from being put in play. White Team gets two free throws by their best free throw shooter and then gets the ball back forty-two feet away from Green's basket with four seconds left on the game clock.

Totally unacceptable:

3) Delay warning to Green team for in interfering with the ball. White gets the ball back with four seconds (run the endline) left on the game clock, a few feet away from Green's basket.

[JamesBCrazy]

There is also the option of letting the clock run out and assessing the technical foul at 0:00. This both denies Green the advantage of stopping the clock and penalizes the responsible player with a technical foul (which would only matter if it's their second or if the state suspends for accumulated technical fouls.)

Of course, when in IAABO country, do as the IAABO do.

[billyu2]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I'm using the case play to justify ignoring that request.

That could be a correct interpretation. However, slapping the ball OB after a made goal by rule is unacceptable and illegal. Requesting an excessive timeout by rule is acceptable and legal and, by rule, must be granted. Would be interesting to hear the NFHS interpretation.