As Soon As ...

[thumpferee]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

If one counts the point guard as "Player Zero", then A3 is the first (or next) player to touch the ball after returning to the playing court after leaving the playing court under the player's own volition.

Purpose and intent of this new rule is two-fold:

1) Prevent any advantage gained by a player voluntarily leaving the playing court.

2) Not stopping the game to penalize a player who voluntarily leaves the playing court without gaining any advantage (as in the old rule).

Player zero? A1 (point guard) passes the ball to A2 a) After he/they return
b) before he/they return. Violation in b, correct?

If yes then, in (a) A1 is player 1 not zero.

So, if I'm understanding the rule correctly, what does time have to do with anything? Or "as soon as"?

I'm assuming the "as soon as" in the CP was simply saying the pass was already released prior to A3's reentry.

What am I missing here?