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Originally Posted by Texref
You still, in almost 11 pages, have not answered how this player is legally occupying a spot "on the playing floor?"
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That's because I'm still mulling this one over, to be honest. The 4.23.3 point doesn't work, except only as basic precedent. Scrappy is right about the committee's desire to have the game played inbounds.
Here are my thoughts on it.
1. I've never heard anyone consider calling a violation on a player without the ball who steps on the line, regardless of the reason and intent. It's widely agreed that to even consider this violation, the player has to have gone completely OOB; not just step on the line.
2. Therefore, players who step on the line aren't considered to have left the playing court even though they may be considered out of bounds.