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Originally posted by BktBallRef
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Originally posted by Dewey1
I think the real issue here is when FC status is established? If A2 has it, it's a violation; if A2 doesn't have it, it's not a violation.
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It's not a question of whether FC status is established or not. FC status is established when a player in the FC catches the inbounds pass, no matter whether he is airborne or standing in the FC. "You are where you were until..." applies. 9-11-5 simply allows that player to land in the BC. We need something specific that states he can pass it to a teammate in the BC. No one has provided that yet.
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It's possible (I suppose) to read 4-42-2 as saying "an airborne player who catches the ball during a throw-in is in neither the front court nor the backcourt."
(To be clear, that's not how I'd read it absent the ruling. If I assume the ruling is correct, I might be able to "justify" it using 4-42-2.)