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Originally posted by Tim Roden
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Originally posted by Oz Referee
There was also a rule (and I think it still applies) that a player may not leave the confines of the court to gain an advantage. This was mainly aimed at avoiding screens and escaping 3 second violations, but I would think that it couls apply to this case as well.
Keep in mind that I am talking FIBA rules here.
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What you are talking about is a Technical foul in our book. We don't want to call that. Violation or nothing. I don't think that either call would be argued assuming that the the OOB was not on the table side of the court.
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Let's not confuse things here. It is a technical foul to leave the floor in an obvious effort to gain an advantage. But it certainly isn't a technical foul to step OOB accidentally or involuntarily. In this play, we have absolutely nothing. Play on.
Oz, we rarely ever talk FIBA rules here. Usually, it's either NF or NCAA rules. If you do have a FIBA question, make sure you specify it as such.