What can you do?

JRutledge · #1 (**permalink**) Thu Sep 13, 2007, 02:29am

Pass or shoot (as long as no other player touched the ball). They cannot dribble again.

Peace

Mark Padgett · #2 (**permalink**) Thu Sep 13, 2007, 08:59am

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Originally Posted by JRutledge

Pass or shoot (as long as no other player touched the ball). They cannot dribble again.

He can also request a timeout. I know this is a minor point, but many times when this happens, he finds himself surrounded by opponents.

JRutledge · #3 (**permalink**) Thu Sep 13, 2007, 11:05am

That is true.

Peace

Mark Padgett · #4 (**permalink**) Thu Sep 13, 2007, 12:42pm

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Originally Posted by JRutledge

That is true.

Ya' know, Rut - in lower level games, what a player in that situation does most is just sit there doing nothing. Then. depending on his location, either a 3 second, a 5 second or a 10 second violation occurs. Or else, the clock just runs out for the quarter. So, I suppose, "doing nothing" should be included in the listed options. If there's just a few seconds left in the period and there's no defensive pressure, and he's not in the lane or in the back court, that might be the best thing to do.

Seems strange to conclude that "doing nothing" might sometimes be the most productive thing to do.

I wish that were true for the federal government.