Just some clarification...

Team A has the ball in their frontcourt when B1 knocks the ball out of bounds on A's baseline. On the ensuing throw-in, the throw-in pass sails into backcourt without being touched by Team B, where A2 then recovers the ball in the backcourt. This is a backcourt violation as Team A had already established frontcourt status on the previous live ball, correct??

What if there had been a shot by Team A, and A3 mistakenly throws the ball into the backcourt...still a violation, right?

Backcourt violations are my least favorite calls...

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[Edited by Robmoz on Dec 7th, 2004 at 03:56 PM]

No, it's not a violation. What happened prior to the ball going OOB is of no consequence. Team control ended and is not re-established until Team A possesses the ball inbounds. So there is no team control when the ball goes into A's BC.

Over and back.
 

New official here. Go easy on me when i am mistaken. I believe during the throw in no team or player control exists. So no backcourt in that particular sitch..

Re: Over and back.
 

You are correct. Team control ends in one of three ways:

* A try
* Ball becomes dead (oob, violation, etc.)
* Other team secures control

Team control is established when a player of that team establishes control (holding or dribbling a live ball, as I recall).

Re: Over and back.
 

I believe there is a case play which we talked about in another thread. Can't remember it. But the point is, is that it's an OOB play. No violation.

Play 2: If there is a shot by Team A and team A gets the rebound and throws it in their backcourt it's not a violation just for throwing it in the backcourt. It's a violation if they throw it in their backcourt and Team A touches the ball first.

And by the way, champ, and Wolfen, welcome to the board. We are a raucous lot, sometimes, but you'll quickly become part of the crowd if you always laugh at the Davisms, never argue with Jurassic Referee (unless you're bob jenkins or BktBallRef), make wise cracks about certain baseball teams (you choose which subculture you want to be part of), and don't tell dirty, racial, blond jokes. Otherwise, it's pretty much anything goes.

What about other kinds of blond jokes? :D

Short blond jokes are ok.

is that jokes about short blondes or brief jokes about blondes

I'm not sure we should get into jokes about their underwear. :D

BBR:

But we should let everybody know that under FIBA and NBA/WNBA rules it is a backcourt violation.

MTD, Sr.