Backcourt violation? 2007-08 Interp

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Originally Posted by Nevadaref

When that interp was issued team control did not exist during a throw-in and the "exceptions" to the backcourt violations were worded differently in previous years. It didn't say defensive player, but a player of the team not in control.

Correct, and the rulebook does not recognize offense or defense during a throw-in. We had a huge debate on this a long time ago. While common sense tells us that the the team making the throw-in is on offense, the rulebook consistently refers to that team as the "throw-in" team, and the other team is the opponent of the throw-in team. (This was the case back when we had this debate. With the crappy changes/editing in recent years, who knows if it's still true.)

So the exception for "the team on defense" would not apply, because until control is established after the throw-in, there is no team on defense. And since the throw-in has ended, the throw-in exception doesn't apply, either.

Therefore, violation.