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Fellas, the "three points" only applies to a player dribbling the ball. Hawkk and Rookie touched on the reasons why. Let's look at the 2 plays.
A1 is dribbling the ball at the division line. Both feet are in the FC but he is dribbling the ball in the BC. Without the "three points" rule, once the ball is no longer touching the floor in the BC, after it bounces, it would be a violation for the ball to bounce in the BC again.
A1 is straddling the division line while holding the ball. He hasn't established a pivot and he's still in the BC, since one foot is there. If he lifts the foot in the FC and uses the BC foot to pivot, he can place the lifted foot in either FC or BC. If he lifts the foot in the BC, he is now completely in the FC, because the only part of his body touching the floor is in the FC. If he puts the foot down in the BC or dribbles in the BC, it's a BC violation.
There is no contradiction and, as RookieDude stated, these plays are different.
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