| blindzebra |
Sat Dec 17, 2005 03:07pm |
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Originally posted by ronny mulkey
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Originally posted by Camron Rust
I've got no call.
Player left court legally and, after gaining control of his momentum, immediately took an angled course back towards the court. I've read nothing that requires tha course to be a 90 degree angle to the boundary line.
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Camron,
I don't think that you will find 90 degrees but, you have read that the player must return immediately. And, you have read that "a tremendous advantage is gained by allowing a team or player more space than allowed". That really is the crux of this discussion. The way you described the play, the player returned immediately? Could you ever imagine or visualize a player's momentum carrying him 15 ft.? How about 10 ft.? Several principles expect a player without the ball to adjust a path in "no more than 2 strides".
Mulk
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Imagine that this play happens between the bench and the table and the player's momentum took them behind the bench.
Is the intent of this rule that this player must now plow through the chairs?
Back track to the gap?
Or is it okay if they keep going and come back on the other end of the bench?
I don't see any as being more reasonable, and you can usually tell if the player is just trying to get back to the court or attempting to gain an advantage. |
