throw-in rules

dave30 · #1 (**permalink**) Tue Feb 28, 2006, 03:52am

I had a brain freeze about this rule last night. If a player throws the ball in on an inbounds play and the ball hits the rim....is it out of bounds or playable?

Nevadaref · #2 (**permalink**) Tue Feb 28, 2006, 04:42am

Hitting the ring is no problem. The ball remains live and play continues.

However, causing the ball to enter the basket or lodge between the ring and backboard on a throw-in are violations.

dave30 · #3 (**permalink**) Tue Feb 28, 2006, 05:23pm

What about an inbounds pass that hits the bottom of the backboard and bounces into play?

WhistlesAndStripes · #4 (**permalink**) Tue Feb 28, 2006, 05:35pm

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Originally posted by dave30
What about an inbounds pass that hits the bottom of the backboard and bounces into play?

Live ball.

Jurassic Referee · #5 (**permalink**) Tue Feb 28, 2006, 05:39pm

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Originally posted by dave30
What about an inbounds pass that hits the bottom of the backboard and bounces into play?

The bottom of the board is in-bounds, so that's legal- except for one specific situation that you have to watch out for. That situation is an endline throw-in that hits the bottom of the board at the same end and then bounces in-bounds but back towards the endline. To do so, the throw-in must have hit the back of the board instead of the bottom. The back is OOB, so that would be a violation. If the ball bounced straight down or towards the court in front of the board, it must have hit the bottom. The FED issued that play a while ago.

Oz Referee · #6 (**permalink**) Tue Feb 28, 2006, 09:25pm

Had the weirdest thing I have ever seen last week. Player tries to throw a hail-mary inbound from the baseline, it hits the net (on his own basket) and looped up into the basket. Called a violation, but was bizarre!