A 2-10 toughie

[rwest]

Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
I'm not sure what a viable alternative would be. What if the ball did not become dead? Then when the basket is made, B gets the ball anyway. Where is the penalty? [/B]

The same can be said for a foul. When A2 commits a foul while A1's shot is in flight, we still count the basket and team B gets the ball out of bounds. Where is the penalty on Team A? If they are not in the bonus, there is no penalty, right?

One of the things that makes referring Basketball, or any sport for that matter, difficult is when the mechanics for similar events are different. In this case we have an offensive foul committed while the ball was in flight and we count the basket if made. Then in another similar situation we have an offensive violation while the ball is in flight and we kill it right away. It seems to me that the two should be handled the same.

But after reading your post and thinking about it some more, I can see your point. At least with the foul situation, the foul counts toward the team fouls and if the team were in the bonus they would get a 1-1.

The violation counts toward nothing, so to be punitive you would have to kill it. Ok, you convinced me. I'm wrong!

Thanks!
Randall