Spot throw-in

[TravelinMan]

Key words are "before A1 catches ball". Ball not yet at disposal. Nothing wrong here.

MS game 10 years ago in upstate NY. Ball goes out of bounds under team A basket. I hand ball to A1 for throwin. Ball at his disposal now. Before A1 throws-in, A2 nonchalantly walks toward A1 and says he will take throw-in. Defender backs off A2. A1 throws ball to A2 who moves toward end-line then quickly cuts to basket and scores. Couldn't do anything about that because A1 already had ball at his disposal. Seemed to me to be deceptive and unsportmanlike but is there anything you would have done differently?

[Adam]

I've seen that play before, in a Freshman girls game. Worked just as well; wouldn't work at a higher level, though.