Throw-In
 

If a player holding the ball for a throw-in on the baseline drops the ball and hits the floor, is it a violation?

Hits inbounds? Or out?

If inbounds, that basically makes it a throwin. If they touch it again, then it is a violation for one of two possible reasons....a throwin violation or an OOB violation...doesn't really matter which unless it was an AP throwin.

If it bounces OOB, it is nothing as long as it doesn't then go inbounds.....which would make it an illegal throwin.

Who You Gonna Call ???
 

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If player moves outside the three-foot wide designated spot it is a throwin violation, not traveling. A player inbounding the ball may “dribble” the ball on the out-of-bounds area prior to making a throwin.

I'm not understanding why this would matter, even for AP throw in. If team A throwing the ball in violates (either the throwin or out of bounds), and it was an AP throw in, would the violation not result in the AP being switched to team B in both cases? Am I missing a situation where A would retain the AP after violating on the throw-in?

I think, in hindsight, you're correct. You can not get to an OOB violation at all with the thrower touching it...it would always be a throwin violation. For an OOB violation to be possible, it would take someone else touching the ball (which would switch the arrow and it would no longer be a throwin violation).

cool. just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing some strange situation.

Strange...but True
 

It's a real strange situation when the player bounces the ball and the official calls double dribble. It's a strange situation when the inbounder moves his/her feet within the "spot" restrictions and the official calls travelling.
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