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Originally Posted by JRutledge
OK, but don't you have to make similar decisions if you were to grant a timeout or start a closely guarded count?
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That's my exact point. We make these subjective decisions all the time during a game. They become second nature to us.
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Originally Posted by BillyMac
Of course we make these objective/subjective calls all the time in a game, so it's difficult to figure out if it's an objective call (like stepping on a boundary line), or subjective call (like gaining an illegal advantage on a foul).
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Player control can be, and often is, a very easy ruling to make, but sometimes it isn't, and thus may become subjective. Many here on the Forum have used the "Would I grant a timeout request?" for a player control ruling, which goes a step beyond if the player is dribbling or holding the ball. Even the determination of a dribble can be a subjective decision. Is it intentional, or is the player just making a desperate uncontrolled tap at the ball?
I agree that the NCAA backcourt rule has less loopholes, but some part of it can still be subjective in certain specific circumstances. "After the deflection
did player control occur before the ball went into the backcourt?" can be slightly subjective, especially using the "Would I grant a timeout request?" on a bang bang play.
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
... not suggest that that rule would make what we have had as more complicated.
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I never said that, all I did was guess about why some Forum members believe that there may be a subjective aspect to some, really only a few, backcourt rulings.