Delay of Game???

[zebraman]

Originally Posted by Ch1town

So the team that's down by 1 (defense) can't knock it away to attempt to stop the clock but the wininng throw-in team can do so without penalty?

So would you start your count as soon as the ball is slapped away or when they go gather it & the time is just about out?

I don't see how it "hurts" them, they are trying to get the 1 point win without having to inbound the ball... it's only hurting the losing team IMO.

It has nothing to do with who is ahead or behind. It has to do with who is on offense or defense. The offense has 5 seconds to inbound once the ball is at their disposal. If they want to slap it away or hold it, I don't care either way. It changes nothing. I'm starting my count as soon as it's available to them. Whether they stand there and hold it or slap it to the corner, the violation will occur in 5 seconds.