one or two?

WhistlesAndStripes · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 01, 2007, 04:51pm

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Originally Posted by Johnny Ringo

Thanks NevadaRef ... one foor two feet is all I am after.

#1
Player A (Team A) jumps from inbounds to save a ball ... player A throws the ball off the back of Player B (on Team B) ... the ball drops to the floor but inbounds ... how many feet does Player A have to have back inbounds before Player A can touch the ball?

#2
Player A is dribbling up the sideline and closely guarded ... there is contact, but no whistle ... Player A goes out of bounds - can Player A return and continue the dribble if so - one foot or two?

#3
Player A leaves the court in the course of play (lets say trips and falls OOB or dives for the ball but does not touch) - Player A never touches the ball ... Player A returns - one foot or two feet?

I am certain that its always going to be one or two and never vary from that, but you now have a better picture of the plays - hopefully.

The answer to all of these is ONE FOOT!!

Nevadaref · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 01, 2007, 05:51pm

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Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

The answer to all of these is ONE FOOT!!

Technically, that's not the answer. The real answer is something in and nothing out as I posted above. The reason that is true is the player could be sitting on his butt with his legs raised above the floor and the feet hanging in the air above the out of bounds area. This player would be inbounds.

So, truely, it is not necessary to have one foot be inbounds.

Adam · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 01, 2007, 05:52pm

Or standing on one hand in bounds while he catches the ball with the other hand?

Nevadaref · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 01, 2007, 06:02pm

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Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Or standing on one hand in bounds while he catches the ball with the other hand?

I might have to stop and applaud that.

Camron Rust · #5 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 01, 2007, 06:08pm

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Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I might have to stop and applaud that.

Now, if that player is sufficiently strong to "hop" down the floor on that one hand while holding the ball, is it legal?

rainmaker · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 01, 2007, 06:11pm

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Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Now, if that player is sufficiently strong to "hop" down the floor on that one hand while holding the ball, is it legal?

I don't know if that's legal, but it's legal on one foot, if you start from the backcourt, right?

Nevadaref · #7 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 01, 2007, 06:36pm

Camron Rust · #8 (**permalink**) Mon Oct 01, 2007, 08:23pm

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Originally Posted by rainmaker

I don't know if that's legal, but it's legal on one foot, if you start from the backcourt, right?

You're getting the situations mixed up!

The hop on one foot loophole is for a dribbler crossing into the fountcourt that, as long as they hop across on one foot and continue to hop on that same foot, may return to the backcourt without penalty....since they're still in the backcourt until both feet touch entirely in the frontcourt. Of course, they have a 10 second count to worry about.