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Originally posted by firedoc
No one really knows what is meant by this rule, or any rule for that matter.
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Yikes! Nobody really knows what any rule means?!?! Did you study Derrida in college?
I think (I hope) that some of the rules are extremely clear in both their meaning and their intent. Due to differences in human beings, however, the way different officials apply those rules may be different.
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Remember that we never have a ruler on the court measuring the 6 foot distance so we are always estimating.
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That's true, but we do have help, even without carrying a ruler. The distance from the FT line to the top of the 3-point arc is 6 feet. The distance from the center of the midcourt line to the jump circle is 6 feet. Two adjacent lane spaces combine for 6 feet (and 2 inches). And although it's not much help for measuring closely guarded, the width of a rectangular backboard is 6 feet.
So if you got a defender on the FT line, and the dribbler at the top of the 3-point arc, you better be counting.
Chuck