Out of Bounds Violation Yes/No

[Toren]

Originally Posted by habram

If a Player saves a ball from going out of bounds ,when can the player legally touch the ball again

Also if a player is running down the sideline dribbling the ball and loses it
then accidently goes out of bounds , when can the player legally touch the ball again

One foot inbounds, nothing out of bounds = legal (is how I think of it).

One scenario to think about that is pretty rare but may happen: Player A had previously legally ended their dribble and somehow fumbled the ball and saves the ball, by throwing the ball to the floor inbounds. Player A then gets both feet back inbounds and is the first to catch the ball.

The referee has to judge whether the save was the start and the catch is the ending of a second dribble, which is of course a violation.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Toren

One foot inbounds, nothing out of bounds = legal (is how I think of it).

Need not be a foot: "something in, nothing out."

[Toren]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Need not be a foot: "something in, nothing out."

I'd like to see one hand in and feet in the air, like a nice break dancing move.

But if we want to play semantics, "Nothing in as long as something is not out."

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Toren

I'd like to see one hand in and feet in the air, like a nice break dancing move.

But if we want to play semantics, "Nothing in as long as something is not out."

The point is entirely valid and not a semantic issue.

They could easily be on a knee, back, or belly after diving for the lose ball with neither foot touching the floor.

[Toren]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

The point is entirely valid and not a semantic issue.

They could easily be on a knee, back, or belly after diving for the lose ball with neither foot touching the floor.

It is a semantics issue, because they could easily be completely off the floor with nothing in as long as nothing is touching or touched OOB prior to them being in the air.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Toren

It is a semantics issue, because they could easily be completely off the floor with nothing in as long as nothing is touching or touched OOB prior to them being in the air.

Don't confuse the issue. If the player is completely off the floor, then s/he is inbounds if s/he last touched the court inbounds. Simply being airborne, does not justify your claim that the player has "nothing in".

[Toren]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Don't confuse the issue. If the player is completely off the floor, then s/he is inbounds if s/he last touched the court inbounds. Simply being airborne, does not justify your claim that the player has "nothing in".

I understand..."Something in, nothing out" is incomplete. Yet, we all seem to throw it around like it's the end all to the argument. My point is, think of it however you want, I think of the rule as "one foot in, nothing out." It helps me to remember. We all remember it differently.

So whatever helps the person remember that as long as nothing is out, then you are in.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

They could easily be on a knee, back, or belly after diving for the lose ball with neither foot touching the floor.

Ponytail.

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Ponytail.

Since everybody seems to be in such a pleasant "this happened to me yesterday" mood . . .

Saturday...about three feet from the coach standing in her box...her JV girl gained possession of the ball while on her back with everything inbounds...except for...PONYTAIL.

Coach: , then , then , then , then , then . . . as the reality of the situation set in.

Now, if that player followed the hairstyle trend I do, she wouldn't have had that call for a violation.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Now, if that player followed the hairstyle trend I do, she wouldn't have had that call for a violation.

Seriously? How many bald girls do you see playing high school basketball?

[bknp7]

if the player loses the ball while dribbling and goes out of bounds comes back in can he still dribble the ball or just gain possesion?

[Freddy]

Originally Posted by bknp7

if the player loses the ball while dribbling and goes out of bounds comes back in can he still dribble the ball or just gain possesion?

Survey the answers given previously in this thread for a clear answer to that one. That was the point of the original question, I think.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by bknp7

if the player loses the ball while dribbling and goes out of bounds comes back in can he still dribble the ball or just gain possesion?

It's an interrupted dribble. Do you know of a rule that says the player can't do either one?