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Ok, how about this - the rule states:
Art. 1. A player shall not be permitted to have any part of his or her body remain in the three-second lane for more than three consecutive seconds while the ball is in control of that playerÂ’s team in his or her front court.
Yes, there's team control. And, yes, the ball establishes front court status when it's touched inbounds. But is that considered "in control of that player's team in his or her front court"? I always thought that was a slight, but important distinction. When you hand the ball to the player for the throw-in, there is team control, but the ball isn't in the front court, it's OOB. Even though the player may be standing under their own basket, it's not in the front court.
Maybe I'm splitting the wrong hairs, but I would only start the 3-sec. count when the throw-in team establishes control in the front court, not when the ball establishes front court status. Am I splitting the right hairs, or am I using wrong-headed logic to prove the point?
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