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Originally posted by Todd VandenAkker on 02-14-2000 09:13 AM
Oops. Breaking the plane of the division line is NOT a violation. Thus, the house SHOULD come down if you call it (figuratively, of course). The ball and/or the player are where they last were (I think someone else offered that quote recently). If the player falling into the backcourt has touched the backcourt after throwing the ball against B's leg, then he can grab the ball whether or not it has yet touched the floor. If he somehow miraculously regained his balance and leaped from the front court to touch the ball, he's OK until he lands with the ball or touches it AFTER landing in the backcourt.
I don't quite know what you mean when you say it is a violation when he touches the ball AFTER landing in backcourt. If he lands in backcourt from the fall and touches the airborne ball that has left B1's foot in frontcourt--no violation. It is only a violation if he catches it before he lands in backcourt or perhaps you meant retouches after landing in backcourt if he did not come down with the ball after touching it in his leap from frontcourt. Sounds confusing-easier to see than say-thanks, Ralph.