Its official

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

The rules video (with the players acting out scenarios) shows a rebound being tipped out towards the 3-point line followed by a drive to the basket and a crash w/i the RA. It's ruled a PC b/c there is no secondary defender/RA on this type of play. It's around the 25:40 mark of the video. The commentary says "tipped to a wing player". So I guess we would have to decide how far out a tip/rebound can go and determine "immediate drive to the basket".

I agree this could cause some confusion without a doubt. If you brought it up I am sure others will make similar observations. The ball was not quite as far away from the basket as you said, then again, there are not going to be two or three players on the court and there is likely going to be other defenders on the way to the basket.

And the more I think about it, I could see more schools with this marking if they play at their own facility. The three point line changed a few years ago and everyone had that in place. I would think this is a smaller area to deal with; it is just a matter of desire to have the marking more than anything.

Peace