[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Johnny Ringo

Thanks NevadaRef ... one foor two feet is all I am after.

#1
Player A (Team A) jumps from inbounds to save a ball ... player A throws the ball off the back of Player B (on Team B) ... the ball drops to the floor but inbounds ... how many feet does Player A have to have back inbounds before Player A can touch the ball?

#2
Player A is dribbling up the sideline and closely guarded ... there is contact, but no whistle ... Player A goes out of bounds - can Player A return and continue the dribble if so - one foot or two?

#3
Player A leaves the court in the course of play (lets say trips and falls OOB or dives for the ball but does not touch) - Player A never touches the ball ... Player A returns - one foot or two feet?

I am certain that its always going to be one or two and never vary from that, but you now have a better picture of the plays - hopefully.

There is no circumstance where two feet inbounds are required. To be inbounds a player must have something touching inbounds and nothing touching out of bounds. When a player is not touching the court he is considered to be where he last touched. Your play #2 provokes a discussion we have had at length before. In 9-3 there is a note which says that a dribbler has committed a violation if he/she steps on or outside a boundary, even though he/she is not touching the ball while he/she is out of bounds.
If we assume that the contact caused an interrupted dribble, A can return and continue the dribble. One foot would meet this requirement, so long as the second foot does not touch out of bounds after the dribble is restarted.