Do I have any recourse?

I would find the original official who told you where the spot would be. If he is sure, he should make sure that the administering official puts the throw-in at the correct spot. If he told you one spot and his partner changed it, he should have let you know.

I would not suggest asking an official is he is sure.

I would suggest memorizing this so you can immediately know where the throw-in should be based on where the foul/violation occurred:



Disclaimer: in those areas near the dividing line, the throw-in spot may vary. Ask the administering official.

[Coach Bill]

Thanks guys - that's helpful. By the way, the official that told me the spot was underneath was ready to give it to us underneath when he was overruled. So, I give him a pass for not telling me the spot had changed. He found out the same time I did. lol.

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by Coach Bill

Thanks guys - that's helpful. By the way, the official that told me the spot was underneath was ready to give it to us underneath when he was overruled. So, I give him a pass for not telling me the spot had changed. He found out the same time I did. lol.

In theory the spot really didn't change. You were given incorrect information (I know, semantics). As was said earlier, the calling official - or the official closest to the play when a TO is granted - designates the spot. When in doubt, that's the one to ask.

[BillyMac]

IAABO mechanics dictate that the administering official will stand at the spot of the throwin, holding the ball in such a manner, left side, right side, in front, or behind, to show the direction of the ensuing throwin. In cases where the officials need get together to discus something, we have been encouraged to leave the ball at the spot of the throwin.

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

IAABO mechanics dictate that the administering official will stand at the spot of the throwin, holding the ball in such a manner, left side, right side, in front, or behind, to show the direction of the ensuing throwin. In cases where the officials need get together to discus something, we have been encouraged to leave the ball at the spot of the throwin.

There it is.

Coach Bill, look for the official holding the ball during the time out. He SHOULD be at the designated spot, or end line (if there is no designated spot). If the spot is on the bench's sideline, he should be parallel with partner, facing the spot. If you don't believe that official is adhering to this mechanic, I'd ask BOTH officials.

And, thanks for reminding us why it's so important to stick with these mechanics.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bainsey

Coach Bill: Thanks for reminding us why it's so important to stick with these mechanics.

Proper mechanics are our friend. Proper mechanics are everybody's friend: coaches, players, fans, table crew, the police officer in the corner of the gymnasium. Well? Maybe not the police officer in the corner of the gymnasium?

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by AremRed

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[Rich]

This situation is unfortunate.

I'm a stickler for designating the proper spot. We had a backcourt violation right off the opening tip the other night and I called it (I was the R). It was clearly on my side of the court and I designated the spot. For some unknown reason, my partner went to the same spot on the other side of the court -- I moved him and he seemed a bit put off / confused (I really couldn't tell which).

First thing we do as a crew after a timeout is communicate the inbounds spot to each other so all 2/3 of us are on the same page.