Not at the NCAA level. ;)

Amen!

I know some purists will jump on me for this, but I'm of the firm belief that 99% of the reach ins in these situations can be prevented by a simple "Don't reach over" aimed at the defender if I feel they're standing pretty close to the boundary line.

I would hope that 99 percent of people WOULDN'T have a problem with this. Good preventative approach and common sense officiating.

hmmmmm :D

It's not game management, it's ignoring a clearly written rule. I don't have a problem with reminding the defender to give space, but I don't like ignoring a rule just to save yourself the headache of a technical/INT foul.

+100. Just call it. This is the stuff coaches complain about, and I think in this case, rightly so. One guy will call the Tech/INT foul, one guy will just issue the warning for reaching through the plane even though the thrower was touched, and one guy will ignore it all together. If everyone would just call it like it is written, we would hear less crap as a group. I think this applies to a lot of situations/rules in more than just basketball.

Copyright Laws ?????
 

NevadaRef -

Are you allowed to change my posts.... lol !!!! B-Mac can you comment on any copyright infractions ?????

YES !!!! By rule you are correct, but at a lower level game where there is no intent lighten up my friend (those friday morning Wheaties are really kickin in). I just think that if you can get away with a violation, where it won't have a major bearing on the game then that is a good direction to go. Am I going to do it with a minute left in a tie game...YES !!!! My stones and I will step and make the technical foul call !!!!!

Peace my brothers !!!!!!

Violation or Technical Foul
 

OK just for kicks..........

If I reach across the plane AND touch the ball, "BY RULE"...........didn't I violate first.........

Although I agree with calling this as it is written (at the varsity level & up) the following is BS!

I highly doubt it, for the majority, they want it called consistently... in their favor that is.


I believe theres a caseplay to support calling the T/INT over the initial violation.
I'm quite sure a good official like yourself knows how to talk em out of silly infractions though :)

Honestly you cannot speak for everyone here, but I have not seen a player at the high school level even get close to a technical or intentional foul on a throw-in. The times when I have had to actually call this were a middle school and below and that was early in my career.

Peace

Finally some good conversation............
 

This is some great dialogue .... Finally something more on this site than our man B-Mac with his summer comedy routine !!!!!!

Hopefully all remaining shows have been cancelled !!!!!!!

Hadn't called a T for this in years, this year I had one. Sixth grade YMCA game.

And, Yes, I'm Enjoying The Real Basketball Rules Threads ...
 

You had better hope that there are still a few states in which high school girls basketball is played in the fall. I would much rather post on rules, interpretations, and mechanics, than post slightly off topic "stuff". But sometimes, when I'm bored, a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do.

I was under the impression these are the types of games in the OP because I sure as heck don't have numerous instances of reaching across the plane in my HS and college games.

+1

Peace