
Defending in-bound passes: refs and rules
Billups just did the same off Kobe for a lay-up, in the playoffs. Obviously legal.

I was at an Eagles/Rockets ABA game year before last and North, I think it was Ezy, was throwing the ball in. The opposition had his back to him, Ezy then bounced the ball off the opposition's back, caught it and scored a basket. Legal I guess, and very clever.

Correct DaddyO. It only applies in the a stopped clock situation. However, in the last 2 mins of the 4th quarter in FIBA games ( and NBL) the clock stops on made baskets as well.

Skin,
"Play to the refs"
That's the best bit of advice today. If you know what the ref will and won't call play to it. If you have a tall player who gets the rebound and the ref doesn't call the 3 seconds, plant them in the key. If refs don't call reaching fouls, then get the guards to reach in for the hard steal.

Teach your players to seal off, or get one of your bigger stronger players to come up and help and hand the ball off to the PG when they get the pass.
or set a screen
play to the refs

The rule is based around teams who are behind fouling on the inbounds play before the clock starts. So the clock doesnt run and they get a chance to get the ball back either after a made free throw or from a missed free throw.
That is the spirit of the rule. A team who are in front generally dont foul the opposition deliberately.

