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Originally Posted by Smitty
The rule doesn't use the word "advantage", but we use advantage to determine whether lots of actions are legal or not. I'm saying that to me:
on purpose = advantage Unless you can show me an example other wise. Your example doesn't. |
Going out of bounds "on purpose" is neither necessary nor sufficient for there to be an advantage.
Not necessary: a player's momentum carries him out of bounds, he steps around a defender as he goes in bounds, receives a pass and makes a layup.
Not sufficient: a player deliberately steps out of bounds to go around a defender, but as he returns to the court the ball is passed to the other side of the court.
Being done "on purpose" is not a criterion of advantage.