I personally hate the play where the player jumps up, catches the ball and calls time out. The worst play in all of basketball!:madman: What I really hate about this play is when the referee rules the ball/player was out of bounds, going against the player attempting to call a time out. The referee then gives the ball out to the other team without assessing a time out when the player clearly signaled for a TO. If the officials would assess a time out then maybe this play would go away. Shouldn'T the official assess a timeout in this situation???

 

I am not for sure but I believe that the new rule is that a player can't jump out of bounds and call a timeout anymore. They have to be established inbounds to be able to call timeout.

 

I have also recently seen lately the call for when a player is hurt and the other team is on a fast break. I watched a player limp for a split second then sprint down the floor as the team with the ball was crossing half court on a fast break. The ref stopped the ball, coach complained and then his reasoning was safety. From what I understand the play shouldn't be stopped until the team with the ball isn't progressing toward their basket in a fast break set. Please correct me if I am wrong.

I am not for sure but I believe that the new rule is that a player can't jump out of bounds and call a timeout anymore. They have to be established inbounds to be able to call timeout.

 

I have also recently seen lately the call for when a player is hurt and the other team is on a fast break. I watched a player limp for a split second then sprint down the floor as the team with the ball was crossing half court on a fast break. The ref stopped the ball, coach complained and then his reasoning was safety. From what I understand the play shouldn't be stopped until the team with the ball isn't progressing toward their basket in a fast break set. Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

(1)This rule is still in effect at the high school level. The reason a timeout may not be given is if the player is not in control of the ball.(2) A possible head injury would really be the one reason to stop play if the game is moving away from the player, otherwise most will let it go until control is secured by players team. HOWEVER, it is at the discretion of the official on when to stop play for injuries.

Blocking out the shooter on a free throw. You can't go over the free throw line to block out but 90% of people blocking out the shooter do it.

Isn't that supposed to be within 6 feet? The way it appears to be called, "closely guarded" means the defender has to be able to reach out and touch the ball handler.

 

You must have a LONG arm. 6' is the distance from the free throw line to the top of the key. It's not really that "closely guarded" if they call it by the letter of the law.

On over and back also - you are where you were when you left the floor. As in jumping from the backcourt to the frontcourt to avoid an over and back call.

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What's the exception to the above?

 

Didn't they change this rule for out of bounds throw ins? I think you can leave the air in the front court and land in the back court with no penalty if the pass is an in-bounds pass.

What's the exception to the above?

 

Half way through -- haven't seen any other answers.

 

The exception is on an inbound pass OR rebound where posession has not been established yet.

Didn't they change this rule for out of bounds throw ins? I think you can leave the air in the front court and land in the back court with no penalty if the pass is an in-bounds pass.

 

The rule never changed -- was simply misunderstood. There is no posession on and inbound pass, therefore the ball cannot be established in the front court until it is posessed. Add this -- because there is no poesession, there is no team control and a foul, such as a illegal pick (previously established as a block) on the offense WILL result in the opponant shooting the bonus.

6 feet is the rule. However, its not just the # of feet that people misunderstand. Its when the 5 second count begins and ends.

 

Isn't the count also to be continued if there is a defensive switch? If so, this is hardly ever called correct.

For those of you who are more astute than I-What is the strict definition of a "team rebound"?

For those of you who are more astute than I-What is the strict definition of a "team rebound"?

 

I beleive this is attributed to a ball that is knocked around a bit or a ball that hits the floor. I had a coach long ago tell me that I didn't get any credit for tipping a ball out to my teammates -- I had to get it myself.

For those of you who are more astute than I-What is the strict definition of a "team rebound"?

 

A way to make sure that rebounds = opponent's missed shots.

For those of you who are more astute than I-What is the strict definition of a "team rebound"?

 

One example would be a shot that goes out of bounds. No player got the rebound. It simply went out of bounds, hence the defensive team was awarded a rebound.

Isn't the count also to be continued if there is a defensive switch? If so, this is hardly ever called correct.

 

Depends.

 

If the A1 is considered to closely guarded by B1 while A1 is dribbling and then there is a switch and A1 is still dribbling but is guarded by B2 then yes it should continue. However, if A1 stops dribbling when B2 jumps out to guard him a new count starts.

 

The biggest misunderstanding about the closely guarded rule is that the count stops/restarts when a player goes from dribble to picking up the ball or from holding the ball to dribbling.

 

Technically, a kid could be closely guarded for 12 seconds without a violation being called.

Traveling while inbounding the basketball

 

I assume you are talking about the misunderstanding that a player throwing the ball in does not have a pivot foot and, thus, can move his feet.

 

Correct?

(1)This rule is still in effect at the high school level. The reason a timeout may not be given is if the player is not in control of the ball.(2) A possible head injury would really be the one reason to stop play if the game is moving away from the player, otherwise most will let it go until control is secured by players team. HOWEVER, it is at the discretion of the official on when to stop play for injuries.

 

Thanks. I was told after asking a couple people and they all said that the rule was safety first. I seen a ref do this dring one game and then another game there was a player laying on the ground and he didn't stop it, inconsistantcy more than anything is the problem.