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Originally Posted by BillyMac
Wouldn't it make sense when a player out of bounds touches a player inbounds that the out of bounds player is now in bounds?
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Billy, your idea would cause the following problem: A1 is out of bounds along the sideline of the frontcourt to execute a throw-in. He passes the ball in to A2. A1 now reaches out and puts a hand on defender B1 who is standing inbounds near the sideline. A2 is trapped by defenders B2 and B3, so he quickly passes the ball back to A1. Under your concept, no violation would occur and play would continue because A1 would be considered inbounds. Unfortunately, that means players could use more space than intended by the court boundary. This could confer an unintended and unfair advantage such as detailed herein.
Sorry, but a player is located where he is touching the court, and has nothing to do with contacting another player.