How so? The ball touched in-bounds and the player did not release it directly on a pass into the court.

Don't try and read so much into it. 9.2.2 only explains a certain exception of what the player can do while OOB with the ball.

Because you wrote "That didn't happen. TWEET....play on." That's how.

The same can be said of a player bouncing the ball. "That didn't happen. TWEET....play on." See my point?

No one is saying that the ball doesn't still have OOB status or the player for that matter. The action can still be a violation. See the example in which the player steps inbounds with one foot. Case book play 9.2.5--that player is still OOB. Therefore, do you think that is legal too?:(


Now how about responding to what I wrote in post #9. That is the central issue.

Did I mention the part about not reading too much into it and confusing the issue?:confused:

In this scenario (which BTW is what we are talking about)...That didn't happen!!

I would agree that this is the central issue, and quite frankly, I don't believe that the ball has been carried onto the court in the situation you mentioned.

As far as the player holding the ball and stepping over the boundary line, yes, I agree they still have OOB status, but that they have also violated.

Regarding my OP, however, I haven't seen anything concrete that shows that this is a violation. I seem to recall this discussion occurring previously, maybe even more than a year ago. I was hoping someone else would recall that and maybe be able to find the thread. I have been unable to locate it.