Is there even a debate (PC during throw-in)?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Mregor

NFHS POE:

" Team Control Status During Throw in; Team Control Status Inbounds - Since a 2011-12 rule change, team control exists during a throw in when the thrower in has the ball at her/his disposal. The change was made ONLY to eliminate the penalty of administering free throw(s) when a teammate of the thrower in commits a common foul during the throw in. The change made the penalty consistent with the penalty for other team control fouls. The penalty now is the awarding of a throw in to the opposing team at the spot out-of-bounds nearest to where the foul occurred. NOTE: Team control during a throw in is not intended to be equated to player control status inbounds which creates team control status inbounds. During the throw in 10-seconds 3-seconds, frontcourt status, backcourt status, closely guarded, etc are not factors as there has yet to be player control/team control status obtained inbounds."

Which says nothing about the change to player control, which wasn't even really required by the TC change.

Personally, the fact that they removed the reference tells me they intended for PC to be included.

[bballref3966]

Originally Posted by Adam

Which says nothing about the change to player control, which wasn't even really required by the TC change.

Personally, the fact that they removed the reference tells me they intended for PC to be included.

South Carolina does not agree.

Now the reality is, if the thrower-in commits a common foul, what type of foul you call only differs in whether you punch or go hand behind the head. The end result is still the same.

However, I'm big on semantics and terminology, so that's why I'm bothered by it.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bballref3966

South Carolina does not agree.

Now the reality is, if the thrower-in commits a common foul, what type of foul you call only differs in whether you punch or go hand behind the head. The end result is still the same.

However, I'm big on semantics and terminology, so that's why I'm bothered by it.

I disagree with SC

That said, you're right, there is zero practical impact of this distinction.