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Originally posted by BktBallRef
The answer is false.
The thrower has 3 feet in which he can move around. There's nothing that says the thrower gets 18" to either side of the middle of where he is standing. He could be standing on one end of the spot. As long as at least one foot is within 3 feet of where the official designated, he's legal.
If he moves over three feet from where he originally was, he's violated.
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If the official designates a single spot, then allowing the player to move his trailing foot to a point 3 feet on either side of that point is allowing the thrower a 6 foot box.
I do agree that the player can effectively move a great distance without violating and that the player's initial point may or may not be the center of the spot.
Let's say that the throwin spot is precisely at the division line. Thrower moves left such that the edge of his right foot is 2'11.9" from the division line extended. Has he violated? Maybe...up to the official's interpretation of that spot. Now, if the player then moves right such that the trailing edge of his left foot is just 1" on the other size of the division line, that player has most certainly violated. The total size of the box used is greater than 3'. He can't go so far as to have his left foot 3 feet past the division line...that would be a 6' box.