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Washington player throws basketball right into UCLA guy's face

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With UCLA down 66-61 with 47 seconds left because the Huskies had squandered much of a nine-point lead at the foul line, Washington's Tim Morris was about to get called for a five-second violation on an inbound play. Instead, he threw the ball off the nose of Alfred Aboya, who was guarding him closely across the boundary line, and it banged into an incensed UCLA bench.

The Huskies retained possession and Jon Brockman, who had 12 points and 17 rebounds, scored. Ryan Appleby added two free throws following a steal to put Washington (13-11, 4-7 Pac-10) up 70-61. The upset, accompanied by a wild celebration, was back on.

"He just threw it off the kid's face," UCLA coach Ben Howland said of Morris' sneaky trick.

When asked if that is OK, perhaps by the unwritten code of how to play the game, Howland shot back, "No."

"The official said there is nothing he can do," Howland said. "So I guess legally you can do it."
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HTf is this not illegal? 😕 Obviously the intent was strategical here, but you should not be allowed to slam a ball right into a guy's face--his nose nonetheless--because you can't find an open teammates. Getting an Nba ball thrown onto your nose with enough force so that he can't react in time is the equivalent of if simply sucker punching a guy right there. Had this taken on any sort of street game, the guy who threw the pass would be in the hospital now.

I can only imagine what sort of precedent can be set from this for those who saw it. If you're in a position where you can't inbound a ball within 5 seconds, why waste a timeout when you can just throw the ball off your defenders face who's completely defenseless since his arms are in the air 😕

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZXPAl4-8f8
 
I wasn't taught to throw it off the guy's face, but I've definitely been taught to throw it off the knees and below in case I couldn't inbound the ball.

Definitely a dick move hitting him in the face, but I think it should be legal.
 
Originally posted by: Farang
Originally posted by: klipschman
"Bow down to Washington State. Bow down to Washington State. Mighty are the men who wear the crimson and the gray..."

GO COUGS!!!
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fixed.
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It figures that a Cougs wouldn't even know their own fight song and would just try and steal from the best.

Pitiful
 
Originally posted by: Farang
Originally posted by: klipschman
"Bow down to Washington State. Bow down to Washington State. Mighty are the men who wear the crimson and the gray..."

GO COUGS!!!
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Cougs are only cougs because they got the rejection letter from UW.
 
Originally posted by: Imdmn04
Originally posted by: Farang
Originally posted by: klipschman
"Bow down to Washington State. Bow down to Washington State. Mighty are the men who wear the crimson and the gray..."

GO COUGS!!!
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fixed.
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Cougs are only cougs because they got the rejection letter from UW.
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lol... as a Coug. . . I say "So true, so true."


Still, fuck the Huskies.
 
I saw it and thought it was completely bush league and a BS play. He could have just as easily thrown it off his leg. There is no excuse for that imo.
 
Originally posted by: IAteYourMother
besides, the shotclock was still ticking even after going out of bounds no?
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The shot clock wasn't running. It was the 5 second out of bounds count.
 
the OP has apparently never played bball on an organized team. this kind of thing is common, however typically it's thrown at the knees or legs. however usually you can read your opponent when he does it since he has to look down.
 
Originally posted by: Andy22
I saw it and thought it was completely bush league and a BS play. He could have just as easily thrown it off his leg. There is no excuse for that imo.
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No they need to do it more often. I never like the idea of not having a rule on the distance between inbound pass and a defender. An inbound pass should be of the advantage of the inbounder, not some fat boy standing right next to the inbounder.
 
They made it sound so dramatic. He threw it "off his nose". If he'd thrown it hard enough to hurt the guy, bloody his nose or something, the ref would've called a foul, probably a technical. Unless I just somehow don't understand NCAA rules.
 
Originally posted by: purbeast0
the OP has apparently never played bball on an organized team. this kind of thing is common, however typically it's thrown at the knees or legs. however usually you can read your opponent when he does it since he has to look down.
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when's the last time someone through the ball off the other guys face in the NBA or college? It is a bit different than throwing off a leg...
 
Originally posted by: UncleWai
Originally posted by: Andy22
I saw it and thought it was completely bush league and a BS play. He could have just as easily thrown it off his leg. There is no excuse for that imo.
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No they need to do it more often. I never like the idea of not having a rule on the distance between inbound pass and a defender. An inbound pass should be of the advantage of the inbounder, not some fat boy standing right next to the inbounder.
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Um, it's called an out-of-bounds line. Defender can not step over it or it is a technical in college. There should be no advantage to either side. One person is throwing the ball in and one is defending it. Defending the ball...it's the way basketball has been played since the peach baskets went up.
 
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