Passed on Foul, so Passed on the Travel

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

The intent and purpose of throwin restrictions is what led me to that result.

Couldn't the same logic apply to the OP here and justify not calling either the foul or the travel?

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Couldn't the same logic apply to the OP here and justify not calling either the foul or the travel?

I don't think so.

The difference is that one situation was away from the ball and not really any part of the play that mattered while the other involved the player with the ball. I believe that play away from the ball that doesn't generate some advantage and is not a non-basketball situation need not always be as strictly adjudicated as play at the point of the ball.

The travel rules restricts a player's movement with the ball so they don't get the unfair advantage of running while holding the ball. If you let them travel because they were bumped, how far do you let them go? Unless it was in a crowd where there may have been some doubt when/if there was player control, you have to call one or the other.

The throwin restrictions are in place to force the throwing team to make a throwin that can be fairly defended. I don't see how a player getting bumped OOB away from the ball is any benefit to that player or team unless they get involved in the throwin somehow. Strictly speaking, it would be a throwin violation no matter how close or far away from the throw it was....but when they get there as a result of contact (legal contact), I'm not calling it unless it interferes with the throwin.