PC foul or not?

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by Pantherdreams

This is interesting only beacause of a recent fiba rule change that requires a foul committed during the inbounding of the ball but prior to the release of the ball by the inbounder to be unsportsmanlike as it is clearly not a play on the ball.

So I've either got a no call, player control foul or unsportsmanlike.

The rule says that fouls by the defending team during a throw-in (before the ball is released) are U. But I don't see how this may apply in this situation. [This interpretation will change starting from the next season: it will be enforced only during the last two minutes of the fourth period or overtimes, see p. 24 of the Official interpretations 2010.]

As you know, FIBA doesn't require that the ball is alive for a personal foul to be called (not technical, I mean). Mark's situation, in FIBA, would be a common foul (unless the push meets the requirements for being unsportsmanlike, intentional for NF, it's pretty the same concept). Since no team had control of the ball, there will be

(a) a throw-in for team B, if the foul is not the fifth (or more) in the period;
(b) two FT for B1, if team A is in team penalty (fifth foul or more);
(c) two FT for B1 and possession for team B, if A1's foul is judged as a U.

Score the basket in case the ball goes in, independently of when the foul happens (the ball never becomes dead when in flight for a try). In this case team B can run the endline for the throw-in.

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