Back court violation?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Hardwood

Player A1 attempts a shot and the ball rebounds long toward the sideline. A2 jumps to save the ball and with one hand, throws the ball into A's backcourt. A3 is the first to touch in the backcourt. A2's action was more than a slap. He kind of palmed or cupped the ball with one hand.

I determined that it was not player control and therefore, no violation. Judging from the reaction of the home coach and home crowd, I was in the minority.

It was, and is, a judgement call. If you felt that the ball came to rest in A2's hand, he had player control. So....if you judged A2 had player control when he threw the ball to the backcourt, a violation would be the correct call. No player control---> no violation.