Sub after made basket late in game

[BillyMac]

Girls varsity game a few nights ago. After a breakaway made field goal by B1, the ball rolls toward the foul line, and stops there. A1, by herself in her new backcourt, picks up the ball walks, not runs, but not walking very slowly to delay either, down the lane toward the boundary line to make a throwin. I'm the new trail, and this "makes me go hummm?". When is the ball at her disposal?

1) When she picks it up at the foul line, which means that I'm starting my five second count, and may get to one second, or so, before she's even out of bounds, while I'm ignoring a timeout request from Team B head coach?

2) When she gets out of bounds with the ball, at which point I'm starting my five second count, but if Team B head coach had requested a time out during the time A1 had the ball in bounds, I would have granted it, which would have appeared awkward?

No problem in the game. She just got out of bounds and made the throwin right away, with no time out requests, but it was, like I said, one of "things that make you go hummm?".

[deecee]

I would start once out of bounds in your scenario.

[Adam]

Here's a query:

Made basket by A in transition. B1 and B2 are setting up about the FT line extended waiting for B3 to come from the BC to make the throwin. Do you wait for B3 to come all the way, or do you start early?

[slow whistle]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Here's a query:

Made basket by A in transition. B1 and B2 are setting up about the FT line extended waiting for B3 to come from the BC to make the throwin. Do you wait for B3 to come all the way, or do you start early?

Total judgement call once again...if in the second quarter I see B3 running from the BC obviously going to handle the throw-in while his teammates set up for a press break I am probably going to allow him reasonable time to get to the ball before I start my count..and if I allow it in the second quarter I am allowing it in the fourth quarter...great EOG strategy for a coach to use, especially if you have TO's left...worst case if official begins his count you use a TO to keep the ball...

[jdw3018]

In response to BillyMac's scenario, my philosophy is that the ball is at the player's disposal when a member of that team could possess it and get outside the boundary in a reasonable manner. That doesn't mean they have to sprint, or even run, but they also can't delay.

If they do walk slowly, or otherwise delay, I'll make a judgment on when they should have reached the boundary and start my count then.