Out of bounds?

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Originally Posted by DownTownTonyBrown

So... after reading 7.1.1A

what would we call if we felt the incoming substitute initiated the contact from OOB?

The only call that could be made here is an unsporting technical foul on a member of bench personnel.

Originally Posted by DownTownTonyBrown

Say the substitute thinks the dribbler is going to fall into him and the sub then sticks out a hand to prevent the collision ... and then the dribbler subsequently falls down, loses the ball, or collides with a legal defender...

If the sub interfered with a member of the opposing team during play, it is probably a T. I could see passing on it, if it was clearly not an unsporting act. If it was his own team, just call the play as if there were no contact between these two.

Originally Posted by DownTownTonyBrown

Would the team affiliation of the incoming sub make any difference in the ruling?

Darn right it would matter to me.