Free-Throw Violation?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by SteveM
9.1.1 Sit: A1, at the free throw line to attempt a free throw (a) muffs the pass from the official and it rolls forward; or (b) accidentally drops the ball before the throwing motion is started. RULING: In (a) and (b) the offical should sound the whistle to PREVENT any violations and then start the free throw procedure again.

You said "If the FT shooter fumbles the ball forward". Why would you not use 9.1.1 to prevent a violation? Are you going to let the players administer the free throw? At the very least this would look ackward.

IMO, if my partner or myself has given the ball to the free throw shooter and for whatever reason he doesn't maintain control of it before his throwing motion has started, I'm going to stop the play and start it again.

That's the point, Steve. What exactly is the violation that I'm preventing? That's the question. Your answer?