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[Adam]

Originally Posted by bainsey

I don't. I'm not sure the book says something either way. It was just a vet's advice.

It's not a requirement. How many times, when the official bounces it to the thrower, have you seen a player tap the ball inbounds without grabbing it?

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

It's not a requirement. How many times, when the official bounces it to the thrower, have you seen a player tap the ball inbounds without grabbing it?

Plenty of times, but only after a basket, and that's nothing that requires administration, anyway. When there's administration, I've always made sure the thrower-in controlled the ball.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Plenty of times, but only after a basket, and that's nothing that requires administration, anyway. When there's administration, I've always made sure the thrower-in controlled the ball.

I see it often with no pressure in the BC. I bounce the ball to the thrower, and he just taps it to his teammate in bounds.

But even when there's no admin, the rule is the same for this; nonexistent.

In your play, if A1 had fumbled the ball into a violation, get it back and readminister. Otherwise, play on.

[APG]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Plenty of times, but only after a basket, and that's nothing that requires administration, anyway. When there's administration, I've always made sure the thrower-in controlled the ball.

If the thrower purposely taps the ball to a player inbounds, I'd consider that controlled.

[RookieDude]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

If the thrower purposely taps the ball to a player inbounds, I'd consider that controlled.

...you mean like a "controlled tap"?

Play:

A1 attempts a shot...the ball bounces off the rim...A2 "controlls a tap" into backcourt. A3 recovers the ball in backcourt.

Watta ya got?

[APG]

Originally Posted by RookieDude

...you mean like a "controlled tap"?

Play:

A1 attempts a shot...the ball bounces off the rim...A2 "controlls a tap" into backcourt. A3 recovers the ball in backcourt.

Watta ya got?

Nothing. Play on.

I'm not talking about a play where establishing team control is an issue. I mean controlled in the sense that the player meant to tap the ball inbounds and didn't merely lose control of the ball or never obtained control of it.

[RookieDude]

Originally Posted by AllPurposeGamer

Nothing. Play on.

I'm not talking about a play where establishing team control is an issue. I mean controlled in the sense that the player meant to tap the ball inbounds and didn't merely lose control of the ball or never obtained control of it.

I figured you knew this...just like a "tap" with .3 seconds left in a game. It is not "controlled"/secured therefore, a FG can be scored.

[DesMoines]

Like others have said, HTBT... If the kid was acting like a jerk, this could be the last straw. For me, I guess it depends on what, if anything, the player might have done earlier in the game... I'm not sure just slapping the ball would warrant a T, but it might if there was more to it.

I T'ed a kid this year because he threw the ball at me... sort of. It was mostly an ABS.

I had called an off-ball foul (on a different player) and was going toward the table to report and the ball bounces off my shoulder -- hard bounce-pass, at me, apparently. I continued with my report and then turned around to warn the kid, only to find him arguing with my partner about what he did.

I wasn't going to, really, I was just going to warn him. Never mind. Whack. He'd had a bad attitude and was whiny about several calls already. Enough.

Coach: What did he do?
Me: He's had a disrespectful and unsporting attitude toward both me AND my partner all game... and he threw the ball and it hit me.
Coach: Really?? Sorry.

The kid sat for the next quarter and a half.