Advancing the Ball to Midcourt After Timeout?

[KingV2k3]

Ran multiple searches to no avail...

Is this possible?

If so, how?

Thanks!

[rc1882]

To the best of my knowledge it only advances the ball if its late in the game. Idk what the actual timing is... last two minutes maybe.

If I'm trying to stop a run, sometimes ill run the ball over hallfcourt and call a TO as soon as I cross so I can inbound from halfcourt

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[Pared]

Re: Advancing the Ball to Midcourt After Timeout?

Has to be done IMMEDIATELY from a made shot. Once you inbound the ball, you can't advance the ball unless you physically dribble up past half court.

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Re: Advancing the Ball to Midcourt After Timeout?

Has to be done IMMEDIATELY from a made shot. Once you inbound the ball, you can't advance the ball unless you physically dribble up past half court.

yup, thats my undestanding too i usually call a timeout immediately after the made shot (press select) i think if i wait til the point where they hand the ball to the player along the baseline its too late

[13]

Re: Advancing the Ball to Midcourt After Timeout?

Mine has worked once they hand it over before, but I usually call for the timeout before that happens. I think it's just a matter of time remaining in the game. Don't know the exact rules.

[Phreezy P]

Re: Advancing the Ball to Midcourt After Timeout?

If they miss a shot or free throw, dont move. if you do the timeout will leave you @ the same spot. I think it is final 2 minutes when the rule activates.

[KingV2k3]

Re: Advancing the Ball to Midcourt After Timeout?

Has to be done IMMEDIATELY from a made shot. Once you inbound the ball, you can't advance the ball unless you physically dribble up past half court.

Bingo...

Thanks for all the responses, guys!

[bSmooth]

Re: Advancing the Ball to Midcourt After Timeout?

Here is the quote from NBA.com.

• After a change of possession in the last two minutes of regulation or any overtime period, the offensive team can call a regular or 20-second timeout and advance the ball to midcourt. The team has the option of inbounding the ball in the frontcourt or backcourt. If it passes into the backcourt, the 10-second rule applies.

However there is one catch to this; You cannot make a "Basketball move" and then call the timeout or the ball will not be advanced.

Example 1: Team A shoots and misses the 2nd free throw and Team B rebounds the ball, player does not move, immediately calls a timeout, the ball will be advanced. On the other hand, under the same scenario, if the player on Team B that rebounds the ball, dribbles, passes, or makes a "Basketball move" the ball will not be advanced when calling a timeout. Instead the ball is taken out where the timeout was called in that possession.

Example 2: Team A shoots and makes the 2nd free throw and then Team B goes to inbound the ball; Player does not inbound the ball and calls a timeout, the ball will be advanced to midcourt. On the other hand, under the same scenario, Player inbounds the ball to a teammate, which would be considered a "Basketball move", then calls a timeout, the ball will not be advanced to midcourt. Instead the ball is taken out where the timeout was called in that possession.

[KingV2k3]

Re: Advancing the Ball to Midcourt After Timeout?

Here is the quote from NBA.com.

However there is one catch to this; You cannot make a "Basketball move" and then call the timeout or the ball will not be advanced.

Example 1: Team A shoots and misses the 2nd free throw and Team B rebounds the ball, player does not move, immediately calls a timeout, the ball will be advanced. On the other hand, under the same scenario, if the player on Team B that rebounds the ball, dribbles, passes, or makes a "Basketball move" the ball will not be advanced when calling a timeout. Instead the ball is taken out where the timeout was called in that possession.

Example 2: Team A shoots and makes the 2nd free throw and then Team B goes to inbound the ball; Player does not inbound the ball and calls a timeout, the ball will be advanced to midcourt. On the other hand, under the same scenario, Player inbounds the ball to a teammate, which would be considered a "Basketball move", then calls a timeout, the ball will not be advanced to midcourt. Instead the ball is taken out where the timeout was called in that possession.

Great explaination...just want to make sure that the game has this right and does what it should with respect to these rules...

[blarg.]

Re: Advancing the Ball to Midcourt After Timeout?

Here is the quote from NBA.com.

However there is one catch to this; You cannot make a "Basketball move" and then call the timeout or the ball will not be advanced.

Example 1: Team A shoots and misses the 2nd free throw and Team B rebounds the ball, player does not move, immediately calls a timeout, the ball will be advanced. On the other hand, under the same scenario, if the player on Team B that rebounds the ball, dribbles, passes, or makes a "Basketball move" the ball will not be advanced when calling a timeout. Instead the ball is taken out where the timeout was called in that possession.

Example 2: Team A shoots and makes the 2nd free throw and then Team B goes to inbound the ball; Player does not inbound the ball and calls a timeout, the ball will be advanced to midcourt. On the other hand, under the same scenario, Player inbounds the ball to a teammate, which would be considered a "Basketball move", then calls a timeout, the ball will not be advanced to midcourt. Instead the ball is taken out where the timeout was called in that possession.

nice pull from the nba

good to know the actual rules now

[bSmooth]

Re: Advancing the Ball to Midcourt After Timeout?

Great explaination...just want to make sure that the game has this right and does what it should with respect to these rules...

I know the game handles the timeout situations properly on a made basket, or turnover out of bounds. However I'm unsure if the game handles the advancement of the ball properly as in Example 1 where Team B gets the rebound, or a steal. Although I do think, as in I'm fairly certain, the game handles these situations properly. I'll pay more attention and document it next time the situation presents itself, for clarification.

[KingV2k3]

Re: Advancing the Ball to Midcourt After Timeout?

I know the game handles the timeout situations properly on a made basket, or turnover out of bounds. However I'm unsure if the game handles the advancement of the ball properly as in Example 1 where Team B gets the rebound, or a steal. Although I do think, as in I'm fairly certain, the game handles these situations properly. I'll pay more attention and document it next time the situation presents itself, for clarification.

Thanks!

I'm pretty sure I did it correctly and ended up with the ball all the way back with 2 seconds to go...so, I'm hoping to not have that happen again!

[bSmooth]

Re: Advancing the Ball to Midcourt After Timeout?

Just dropping in to confirm the game handles the advancement of the ball to midcourt properly in ALL previously mentioned situations according to real NBA rules. Over the past 5 or so games I've played, I went out of my way to confirm this since participating in this thread.

Examples:
-Defensive player gets the rebound off of a missed shot under two minutes, does not perform a "Basketball move", calls timeout, ball is advanced to midcourt.

-Defensive player steals ball, does not perform a "Basketball move", calls timeout, the ball is advanced to midcourt.

Etc... Etc...

The trick is, as mentioned in my previous post and just like in the NBA, not to move once the change of possession occurs and the ball will be advanced. If you make a "Basketball move" in any shape or form, the ball will not be advanced and the possession will resume at that location on the sideline.

[Bballplaya72]

Re: Advancing the Ball to Midcourt After Timeout?

Has to be done IMMEDIATELY from a made shot. Once you inbound the ball, you can't advance the ball unless you physically dribble up past half court.

This is not entirely true. You can still advance the ball past half-court, you just cant dribble. So say you grab a rebound with 4 seconds left and you're down by 1 point...as long as you dont dribble the ball, you can advance the ball to halfcourt after a timeout.

[Pared]

Re: Advancing the Ball to Midcourt After Timeout?

What I wrote, given the scenario, is entirely true.