Ball Watching ...

[crosscountry55]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Would you have called this without hesitation last season (before the rule change) before the pass was caught?

Old rule: 9-3-3: A player must not leave the court for an unauthorized reason.

Truthfully, yes. The one time I did call it last year the play was almost identical, and I waited to see what happened. I think more or less the interpretation THEN is the same as what is codified NOW.

I suppose what’s different this year is that “own volition” is ignored if there’s no advantage gained. While I’ve never called it, until this year I’ve understood that I should call this violation, for example, on a defender who goes around a screen OOB. Now that’s no longer the case, unless said defender manages to immediately get the ball turned over to him/her.


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[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

I think more or less the interpretation THEN is the same as what is codified NOW.

Using the old rule it was not necessary for the offender to catch a pass but to just leave the court for an unauthorized reason.