backcourt violation?

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I've really got to be 100% fully convinced to call this any other way than the way both Raymond and I have been calling this for many years, calling a backcourt violation when a dribbler in the frontcourt puts a foot into the backcourt even though the dribbler isn't touching the ball at the time.

If we were to pass on this call, I'd be up late that night filling out an ejection report. And I really can't afford to miss any of my beauty sleep.

chapmaja: Thanks for the new interesting take on this issue.

If the player is dribbling, then the player is by definition in control of the ball, hence a step into the backcourt is a violation by rule.