backcourt---the most confusing rule in b-ball

[Paul LeBoutillier]

[quote]Originally posted by Todd (Mike) Mullen on 12-12-1999 12:13 PM
As someone else pointed out before on this board (and most likely better than I will) you need four things to happen to have a backcourt call:

1) Control by Team A;
2) Ball Achieves Frontcourt Status (which is where you seem to be hung up);
2) Last Touched by Team A (before going to backcourt); and
4) First Touched by Team A (in backcourt).

But there ARE confusing aspects to knowing when to apply these guidelines. For example:

A1 brings up ball from backcourt baseline and gets pressed so he throws to A2 who jumps from frontcourt to catch the ball and lands with both feet in backcourt.

In this case, the ball never really crossed the center line, but since A2 DID, and since he was airborne his position is where his feet last touched, therefore the ball's postion ALSO has frontcourt status since A2 is now in possession of the ball. Yet when he lands in the backcourt the ball has now gone over and back.

I'd call that confusing!

Paul