Off-season, off-topic

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by SamIAm

How about this, I will take this off-topic thread and turn it back to basketball.
In that illegal dribble thread with a1 going OOB to avoid the defender then coming back to continue the illegal dribble. I don't think the question of an oob violation would come up because I would judge that as illegally leaving the court. I did not see this line of thinking mentioned. Why would I be wrong with that line of judgement?

The difference is leaving on purpose usually in an attempt to gain an advantage vs. leaving in response as a reflex to your path being cut off that may indirectly lead to an advantage.

The alternative may have been a collision and diverting OOB is OK in that sense. What is not OK is choosing to go OOB without an external influence.