"at the disposal of the shooter"?

[mick]

Originally posted by Hawks Coach
I am referring to the "oops I didn't notice your foot on the line until the shooter had the ball" scenario,

Coach,
As you know, we officials do not have to practice preventive officiating, nor are we responsible for making rule recitations to players on the free throw lane.

Thus, if the player's foot is on the line, we may, by rule, go with the delayed dead ball or the immediate dead ball, or we may employ the "Tower Philosophy" and judge whether, or not, the spirit and intent of the rule has been violated, given the level and intensity of the game being played.

Sorry about the delay in actually answering you question.
I'm just a big "Duh!"

mick
(Old and not cold, the 70 degrees is getting to me. )