Changing the ball?

[Adam]

Had a low level game (either YMCA or AAU) once, about halfway into the first quarter, the coach throws me a ball from his bench and says we should use that instead since the other ball was low (I think). I thanked him and threw his ball back to him. The ball we were using was fine, and I wasn't going to change course.

In your case, if the ball met specs, I'd leave it alone. If not, and you hadn't addressed it previously, then I see no problem with your solution.

[SNIPERBBB]

Whatever you do, dont do what a partner did to me last year. I was the R and it was partway through the first quarter and he decides during a dead ball that ball wasn't to his specs, knowing that I checked the ball before the game. I was on the other side of the court and he just went off and went to get another ball.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Adam

I thanked him and threw his ball back to him.

I hope you threw it back to him like this:

[bob jenkins]

If both teams agree, do it. If not, keep the original ball. Happened to me earlier this year (with one team not agreeing).

Had a case where the ball used in the first half was apparently NOT the "official conference basketball" so we switched at halftime (no one told us that ther was an official ball to be used)