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Originally Posted by vbzebra
Probably a dumb question, but......
To "achieve FC status", doesn't the ball have to touch something in the FC? Otherwise, even on a long pass from BC to FC, wouldn't it still be in the BC as long (however long or short the pass is) as its in the air and until it legally touches something/someone in the FC?
Therefore, if the genius is bringing the ball up the court slowly and suddenly has an "oh sh#!" moment, panics and throws a long pass to the FC, it would still be a violation if its in the air at, say 10, 11, 12 seconds, right?  |
It's a violation if the ball is in the air at 10 seconds. If the ball is in the air at 11, 12, 13 (etc) seconds, it's a late whistle.
You're correct. Rut's point is that if you get to 10 just as the ball reaches FC status and it takes some hair splitting to determine whether there was a violation; it's probably best to let it go.