Rule - Situation - Interpretation !!!

[Nevadaref]

Originally posted by eg-italy


Last year a case was raised: a technical foul when the ball is at disposal of a player at mid-line for the throw-in at the start of the second period (i.e., with AP). Say the throw-in is for team A.

According to the 2003/2004 rulebook, the intermission was not ended. Hence the penalty was two FTs before the start of the period. The question was: what do you do with the AP arrow?

Well, I'm a bit embarrassed to tell you what the official interpretation was. Our "Technical Consultants", i.e., the chief instructors, claimed that team A had the ball after the FTs and that the arrow would remain to indicate team A even after the throw-in starting the period. Please, don't ask me why.

This doesn't seem strange to me. In NFHS play, if a Technical foul occurs during an intermission the next period is started with 2FT and possession to the offended team. The AP arrow would remain in the direction that it was. The team is getting the ball as part of the penalty for the T, not due to an AP situation.

Also, if the thrower has the ball OOB for an AP throw-in and a T is called during the throw-in, the arrow will NOT be reversed, since the throw-in was not completed.
What you say FIBA should be embarrassed about is the correct rule in the US for NFHS play.