Out of bounds call

[random]

Thanks a lot, gentlemen, for the rule clarification.

Chseagle, you have no idea how much your post will change defuse how many arguments on controversial calls. Thank you so much for posting the situations.

So there isn't a rule that allows B1 to be an extension of OOB by stepping OOB?


And an other rhing, just to make sure I got this right. It kind of falls into this:

7.2.1 SITUATION: A1 holds the ball near a sideline. B1 is inbounds & bats the ball from the hands of A1 causing it to go out of bounds.
RULING: The ball is awarded to Team A as B1 caused it to go out of bounds.

So if A1 is hold the ball with one hand and B1 comes in and slaps the ball towards OOB, but it was argued that A1's fingertips were the last part of A1 to touch the ball, it would be Team A's ball because B1 caused the ball to go out, right?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by random

So if A1 is hold the ball with one hand and B1 comes in and slaps the ball towards OOB, but it was argued that A1's fingertips were the last part of A1 to touch the ball,

No official is going to see it that way.

[hoopguy]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

No official is going to see it that way.

I completely agree with this statement and this made me think about how aggravated I got watching last year's NBA finals. In the NBA finals there were a few oob calls that were overturned by a replay where I thought the official made the correct call and I thought overturning the call was bull. I do not know NBA rules but it seems like once again NBA rules make it more diffult for us non-NBA refs.

Of course the announcers were 100% in agreement with overturning the refs calls.

[APG]

Originally Posted by hoopguy

I completely agree with this statement and this made me think about how aggravated I got watching last year's NBA finals. In the NBA finals there were a few oob calls that were overturned by a replay where I thought the official made the correct call and I thought overturning the call was bull. I do not know NBA rules but it seems like once again NBA rules make it more diffult for us non-NBA refs.

Of course the announcers were 100% in agreement with overturning the refs calls.

I know which plays you were talking about. Specifically there was an out of bounds play where Kobe hit the ball out of Garnett's hands and replay showed it went off Garnett's fingertips (game 3 I believe). I am in 100% agreement with the announcers about overturning the calls. If you're going to have a rule and technology to help you out, then you have to have the correct call.

I also don't know how this would make things any more or less difficult for us. It's not like the out of bounds rule here is different. A close out of bounds call is probably going to be contested by the team would thinks they should be getting the ball anyway. No one is expecting you to go to the monitor, so you can't use replay.