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Old Wed Apr 14, 2004, 12:26pm
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I'd ignore this one. (Assuming player was just standing there and not getting into the play). I'd also tell them, once, to make sure they were behind the line next time. It really is not the spirit of the rule to call players for touching the line if they're not distracting the shooter and not attempting to be part of the play. The rule is there to prevent players not on the lane from getting a good position for a rebound and also to prevent them from interfering with the shooter.

I called a similar violation in a playoff game this year. However, while the player was not going for the rebound, it was far more obvious. They were on offense and sort of wandering around waiting to play defense after the shot. They wandered to a point about 3 feet inside the arc and even with the FT line. Not a word from the coach to me.
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