Inbounds Violation (Video)

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

I think it's fair to say that a lot of teams who want to inbound the ball quickly after a made basket....well, they push the envelope in terms of whether they get completely out of bounds or not. Sometimes in a flash they throw it in with one foot in the air while the other is just barely OOB and quickly pivoting. Heck, sometimes that foot never even quite gets OOB. I admit that if there's no pressure, I'm hard-pressed to make this call (game interrupter). If it's more blatant or, as in the video, there is pressure, different story.

I assume that your statement refers to the OP. And based upon that assumption you would be incorrect not to call the infraction because there was no pressure by the defense. It is not a "game interrupter". Advantage/Disadvantage does not apply to Violations.

Stepping onto the Court while making a TI is a violation whether or not the defense is applying pressure. It is no different if A2 receives the TI pass from A1 in Team A's Backcourt (and Team B is not pressing), establishes a Pivot Foot and then lifts his Pivot Foot before starting his dribble. A2 committed a Traveling Violation. A1's violation has to be called even though all of the Team B players are in Team A's Frontcourt.

MTD, Sr.