Throw In - Defensive Player Interferance

[JDog]

BktBallRef,

I don't understand the relevance of all the questions you pose. But the answer to all of them is yes.

8 seconds to advance the ball
TO advances it to half court
As far as "restricted area in paint" I'm not exactly sure what you mean. If you mean taking a charge within the dotted line is not a charge, than the answer is yes.

Now finally, you ask why I would doubt an official, well, as I mentioned, I had been tought this in HS, and I thought College for a Division III school (but may be wrong on this one, but I know it was taught to me in HS). I was the inbounder for my HS team and I was taught to do this regularly. It is actually still very instinctive for me to do this.

Now given the situation, probably too risky and as one poster noted this is relying on an official in a rec league to know a really oddball rule. Turns out he didn't know it so me questioning it wasn't so far fetched after all!

But I really appreciate both your replies!

[Edited by JDog on Nov 7th, 2005 at 11:47 PM]