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Ok, JR by the wording of the comment you have a point. If the actual leaving takes place during a dead ball the new rule is not a perfect fit.
However, player is still off the court during the course of play. What do you think should be done about it?
Can players just leave the floor as they please during a dead ball? I doubt that is within the spirit or intent of the change. This action used to be illegal and still has to be deemed such, the new wording only intended to change the penalty for leaving the floor, not make it legal.
I'll note that 10.3.3 Sit B is still in this year's case book.
I can think of a few other rules that might apply though:
a. the new 10-3-3: The player was OOB during the dead ball and now has delayed returning, so perhaps we really should T him.
b. 9-2-11 or 9-2-12 depending upon which team executes the throw-in to restart the game. (This obviously wouldn't apply if the game were restarted with the administration of a FT or jump ball.)
c. even 4-47-1 might apply if the opponents are making the throw-in.
The bottom line, which is obvious to me, is that the players, who are not executing a throw-in, are not supposed to leave the floor during a dead ball unless it is a time-out or intermission.
Otherwise we run into some major difficulties:
e.g.
1. What if the officials don't notice that the player is missing until the ball is live? They don't know exactly when he left.
2. Can players line up OOB prior to the administration of a FT and then run onto the court once the ball becomes live?
Or does this action fall under 10-3-7 (committing an unsporting foul)?
3. Can a player just leave the floor during any dead ball and then not even try to come back?
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