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Originally Posted by fiasco
I called violation. My partner had a problem with this as he said 9-3-3 is usually used in screening situations. I said the intent of the rule seems to me to prevent anyone from gaining an advantage by going out of bounds.
The rule says "A player shall not leave the floor for an unauthorized reason."
My question is, what constitutes "leaving the floor"? The whole body? Stepping out?
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I agree with your ruling. NFHS cases help.
First, there is no restriction on applying the rule to non-screening situations. For example, see case 9.3.3.A.
Secondly, the cases are not as clear on leaving the floor. All of the cases refer to stepping, going or running out of bounds. However 2 of the 3 also specify outside the end line. Your situation is a good example of a player going partially outside the sideline/end line to gain an unfair advantage.
9.3.3 SITUATION A:
A1 receives a pass while in the restricted area of the lane. A1 passes the ball to A2 outside the three-point line. In order to get the three-second count stopped. A1 steps directly out of bounds under A's basket.
RULING:
A1 is charged with a violation for leaving the court for an unauthorized reason