[Back In The Saddle]

Originally posted by drothamel
Maybe I don't get this play at all. Are you saying that he is standing there and just jumps out of bounds and throws it across the court to a player who, obviously, is in bounds? Is he gaining some type of advantage on the angle of the pass that keeps it from being intercepted? Is the player receiving the pass catching it over the plane of the endline. I am just having a hard time envisioning why the defense would not be able to pick off the pass, or strand the ball carrier out of bounds by guarding his teammates? It just seems like a strange play to me.

The angle definitely does allow the player to pass around the defense.