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Originally Posted by btaylor64
What APG said is right, but one thing he forgot involving positive position is that we allow for momentum... We don't expect a player to gather the ball at the last second and then stop on a dime just for backcourt purposes. If he re-gathers after the deflection but his momentum carries him into the backcourt that is a legal play under NBA rules.
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#1, who is this "we" you speak of? Are you an NBA official?
#2, where can this "momentum rule" be found?
#2, so if this same play happens and he steps OOB instead of backcourt, the "momentum rule" allows his team to keep the ball?