Putting the ball back in play

[Kelvin green]

Originally Posted by sseltser

Watching the Lakers Celtics game from 87 and I noticed how quickly these officials are putting the ball at the disposal of the thrower after a violation or oob. Which leads to an obvious question:

How long do you wait to put the ball in play? Does it depend where the throw-in is (and which way we are going)? Does the skill level of the game matter? Any specific examples would be great.

The NBA normally puts the ball in quickly. Think about why the ball goes to the sideline on every call, No need to decide where it goes. Players know where to go. On fouls in backcourt once you have reported it gets thrown to the sideline and ball comes back in..

I believe it the speed is there for a couple of reasons.
1) The fans are there to watch the game not watching between calls
2) When the ball is is play a coach or player is less likely to worry about the call just made, they have to think about what's going on out there..
3) Games at 2:15 are just about right... With people's attention span anything more than 2:15 for a basketball game gets tiring...