Nice explanation, Brian. Sometimes I think we sound like a bunch of lawyers, quoting a manual with all its jargon or quirky wording to explain something that needs plain English. Just to tack onto what Brian said, the "3 points" requirement only applies when the ball is being dribbled. So, if the player is still dribbling, he could conceivably be standing in the front court and bouncing the ball on the line (which is part of the back court) without violation. Once that ball misses the line, though, and touches in the front court, he'd better stay there. BUT, if a player is HOLDING the ball, his location on the floor is where he last touched the floor. In the 2 situations given above, he stays in the backcourt. But if he keeps his frontcourt foot down and lifts his other foot, he can't put it back down in the backcourt, because now he has established front court status (that play is in the Case book). As soon as his foot touches the backcourt again, he has violated. Hope that adds to the clarification.
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