Why is this so confusing

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

It might also help if you show that you can't "throw the ball in from the frontcourt" (or from the backcourt for that matter).

While true, Bob, it doesn't matter in the OP. What matters is that team control was never established.

The other reason for the confusion in the OP is the entire conversation around the throw-in ending also ending the exception for catching the ball while airborne w/ frontcourt status and landing backcourt.