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Originally posted by b_silliman on 12-13-1999 02:09 PM
Ralph
This is not an exception as the player is in the front court when he catches the ball and then takes it to the backcourt when his other foot comes to rest there.
The exceptions to the front/backcourt rule apply during a throw-in. It is then legal to catch the ball and carry it into the backcourt.
Also, the three point rule is onlyh in effect when dribbling the ball, i.e. two feet and the ball hitting the floor are the three items. If a player is holding the ball there is not a third point.
On another subject see my recent posting on disconcertion which I am posting now.
Bruce
Bruce, I'd say it is an exception to what Todd said earlier. The player may have jumped from backcourt and caught the ball in the air and then landed with his first foot in front and the second foot in backcourt and never had both feet planted in frontcourt. Todd said that to have froncourt status, a player must have both feet in front. With that in mind, it does qualify as an exception to the rule and my question now is: are there any other exceptions to the rule---besides the throwin exceptions?
Ralph
[This message has been edited by Ralph Stubenthal (edited December 14, 1999).]
Tue Dec 14, 1999, 04:43pm
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