2007-11-27 12:01:14 · 5 answers · asked by mypfsman 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
For FIBA and NBA teams have 8 seconds to get the ball over the line. In NCAA men it is 10 seconds. NCAA women do not have a time limit to get the ball over the line. (Which is really weird).
That line is closely related to time. (10 or 8 seconds).
2007-11-27 12:16:28 · answer #1 · answered by Scotty 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is not realated to the shot clock, as the phrase was used before the shot clock was adopted.
When a team inbounds they have 10 seconds to advance the ball past half court.
Not a big deal now, but in the old days, full court presses were more common and getting across the "time line" was not a forgone conclusion.
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2007-11-27 12:07:39 · answer #2 · answered by Gatsby216 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because you only have 10 seconds to get across the half court line.
2007-11-27 12:15:10 · answer #3 · answered by Jared L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called the time line because they have 10 seconds to get it past mid-court on an inbound. If they don't, it's a turn over...simple as that.
2007-11-27 12:09:02 · answer #4 · answered by ahardinjr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-11 00:38:04 · answer #5 · answered by behney 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋