10 second rule

[Troward]

not so much confusion as disbelief. Why do you reward the offense with a new 10 second count if the defense makes a good play in a deflection?

what if the count is at 9 and the offensive throws the ball off the defenders leg out of bounds? they would get a new 10 second count. But if the offense tries to pass it to a player in the front court and the count reaches 10 before the ball reaches a player in the front court it is a violation?
these two scenarios do not seem consistent to me.

GTW