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Originally posted by Nevadaref
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Originally posted by BktBallRef
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Pivot foot restrictions do not apply to a player who is sitting, kneeling, or lying on the floor. The rule biook simply says he can't attempt to get up.
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BktBallRef,
I politely and respectfully disagree. Please re-read my two sentences above and ponder my point for a moment. Every other rule of basketball is still in effect when a player has the ball on the floor. Why should the pivot foot restrictions not be?
[/B][/QUOTE]Nevada,you can't apply pivot foot restrictions to someone who hasn't established a pivot foot in the first place.That's why the rule is written this way--to cover special cases.
P.S.- "I politely and respectfully disagree"?? I like that! Can I use it? Has a little bit more flair than "wrong,a$$hole".