4-42 Throw-in;designated spot

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Anchor

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Would it make a difference if the official had bounced the ball (begun his bounce) and the thrower just ignored the ball and changed places while the ball dribbled away?

Me personally, I would hit my whistle and re-administer. As I don't see this happening to me more than once in my career (hasn't yet) I could live with it one time. But I also tend to make sure I have the thrower's attention on throw-ins before I put the ball at their disposal. I have had potential throwers say "Hold on" and then the team switches throwers.

Originally Posted by AMESMAN

Gut reaction would be that the bounce to the player puts it at his/her disposal. Start the count, nobody else can touch.

When you bounce the ball to a free thrower, when is the ball at his disposal? Can the defensive team request and be granted a T-O during the bounce?