backcourt

[DownTownTonyBrown]

Originally posted by CYO Butch
You made the correct call, and a few of us coaches will back you up on it. HOWEVER, this is about the dumbest rule going. I realize that a rule based on who gives impetus to the ball would be a lot harder to enforce and would probably produce just as many arguments, but it would make a lot more sense.

A pass that goes off the defense and then off the offense and into the back court is a bad pass. Offense deserves to loose it.

A dribbler that can't keep the ball away from the defense and has it hit off his feet into the back court is displaying poor dribbling/ball control. Offense deserves to loose it.

And the defense deserves to be rewarded for their good defense.

The only way to get rid of the backcourt call, and thereby get rid of appropriate reward for good defense, is to remove completly all backcourt violations... hey now we've got no 10 second violation (I mean we've got no reward for good backcourt defense).