Backcourt

[M&M Guy]

COBBallRef - welcome to the forum!

For there to be a backcourt violation, remember the basics:
1. - Team A has control in the front court.
2. - Team A is the last to touch ball before it goes in the backcourt.
3. - Team A is the first to touch ball in the backcourt.

Using those basics, in your first scenario, there is no team control on a shot and rebounding tip, so #1 doesn't exist and no violation. In your second scenario, all three points exist, so there is a violation. Team control doesn't end just because player control ends.

Backcourt violation is a topic widely discussed around here. One of our "esteemed members" has a yearly quiz on this subject; you can find the latest version at:

BACKCOURT VIOLATION QUIZ

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

COBBallRef - welcome to the forum!

For there to be a backcourt violation, remember the basics:
1. - Team A has control in the front court.

Basically correct, but could be misinterpreted. There must be team control, and the ball must have frontcourt status; but Team A doesn't have to be holding or passing the ball in the frontcourt.

If A1 is holding the ball in the backcourt and then bounces it into the frontcourt with enough backspin that it comes back to him in the backcourt, that would be a violation; even tho no member of Team A "had" the ball in the frontcourt.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

Basically correct, but could be misinterpreted. There must be team control, and the ball must have frontcourt status; but Team A doesn't have to be holding or passing the ball in the frontcourt.

If A1 is holding the ball in the backcourt and then bounces it into the frontcourt with enough backspin that it comes back to him in the backcourt, that would be a violation; even tho no member of Team A "had" the ball in the frontcourt.

Chuck - you're right; it's just that I wanted to keep it short like my hero, "Cliff". I read his notes all the time.

[tjones1]

If you want to see live examples of the backcourt violation, watch M&M, if he calls it, you'll what's not a backcourt violation. I'm only kidding, of course.

M&M, I ran into Bryan Pierce last night at the Lake Land College All-Star game. We had a lot of fun... it was a good time. The final score was 131-128.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by tjones1

If you want to see live examples of the backcourt violation, watch M&M, if he calls it, you'll what's not a backcourt violation. I'm only kidding, of course.

M&M, I ran into Bryan Pierce last night at the Lake Land College All-Star game. We had a lot of fun... it was a good time. The final score was 131-128.

Hey! Why aren't you studying instead of playing on the computer, you slacker?

Obviously the Lake Land game had some great defense...

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Hey! Why aren't you studying instead of playing on the computer, you slacker?

Obviously the Lake Land game had some great defense...

LOL I'm not sure. Yeah, there was basically no defense, therefore there was a lot of running! It was nice to get on the court one more time though.

[MajorCord]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

COBBallRef - welcome to the forum!

For there to be a backcourt violation, remember the basics:
1. - Team A has control in the front court.
2. - Team A is the last to touch ball before it goes in the backcourt.
3. - Team A is the first to touch ball in the backcourt.

Using those basics, in your first scenario, there is no team control on a shot and rebounding tip, so #1 doesn't exist and no violation. In your second scenario, all three points exist, so there is a violation. Team control doesn't end just because player control ends.

Backcourt violation is a topic widely discussed around here. One of our "esteemed members" has a yearly quiz on this subject; you can find the latest version at:

BACKCOURT VIOLATION QUIZ

Aahhh! So BBR has been "outed" as one of the mysterious "esteemed members". Can you say "Valerie Plame"?

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by MajorCord

Aahhh! So BBR has been "outed" as one of the mysterious "esteemed members". Can you say "Valerie Plame"?

BBR is definitely an esteemed member, but not necessarily the esteemed member.

Any other questions you'll have to address to my attorney.