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I think a little leeway is in order, but you have to see it to call it. If they want to get the right player to the ball, I think they should have a moment to do that. But game situation needs to come into play. This sounds like a soccer-style clock management technique could be at work here. Soccer always has a running clock during "dead balls," and teams switch inbounders (also legal) when holding a one goal lead with time running down to gain a few seconds here and there.
In this case, imagine B down a few points and pressing to get a couple of quick scores with the time running down, and A waiting to locate the right inbounder while the clock runs a few precious seconds away. I wouldn't give A much time to stand and stare at the ball, because it is taking an unfair advantage of the clock. In the first quarter, with A organizing themselves to break the press, the situation is entirely different and the magnitude of the time loss significantly less. I would give them a little more time. But you also just have to have a feel where enough is enough, and start counting it. |
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Thanks for the response. I would have done the same thing my partner did. The team that scored was trailing by about 7 or 8 with less than two minutes left, so the inbounding team was getting an unfair few seconds. Good thing the kid got the ball in. (^:
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Is this procedure documented somewhere, did you get this from a camp, etc? I have never seen it done that way, and it would seem to add several seconds to an end of game clock rundown situation. |
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Got it from a senior official on Long Island about 10 years ago. Everybody sees you do it, too, and they instantly know that you have started the count. Only takes a second or two to retrieve and place the ball, and then there's no argument with the coach about when you started your count.
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