Quiz 3

[gymrat10]

Not a routine play, but it happens from time to time:

Can a player legally "save" the ball to himself? A player is inbound attempting to secure a loose ball, but before he can gain control feels his momentum is carrying him out of bounds. Rather than grabbing the ball and risking taking it out of bounds with him, he merely taps the ball, keeping it in play courtside. Then, while he is NOT in contact with the ball, goes out of bounds, regains body control, and then comes back onto the court. Clearly establishing position back on court now, can he be first to touch the ball and regain control for himself and his team?

 

[GoMBKMonarchs]

Pure guess

I say no- this is simply passing to himself and should be traveling.

 

[gymrat10]

Re: Pure guess

So are you saying a player cannot "pass" to himself?

 

[falcettik]

Also a guess, but I would say yes. The player can leave the court, re-enter and establish himself in-bounds, then gain control of the ball. I will go even further and say he can dribble the ball (as long as he was not the one in possession of the ball and had stopped a dribble before the ball getting loose without being touched by another player) since your scenario says it was a loose ball when the scenario began.
This post was edited on 1/24 11:02 AM by falcettik

 

[Hampton Roads 6]

Re: Pure guess


I saw a play once where a player was inbounding ball. While under pressure, he threw ball off an opponent's back, came in bounds picked up ball and scored.

 

[gymrat10]

Well, not the same as original play, but


this is actually legal. I've seen it done a few times, a bit embarrassing to the defender who's not watching the ball.

 

[??Really??]

Yes player can do this. It is not the NFL where a player cannot be the first player to touch the ball after being out of bounds.

 

[GoMBKMonarchs]

Yes- I'm saying he can't pass to himself

...and this sounds like it would constitute passing to yourself.

 

[gymrat10]

Actually, the player in the original post...

...did make a legal play. You may find this and a few similar plays in the 2011-12 Casebook under Rule 7, dealing with out of bounds plays. For instance 7.1.1 B says: Player A1 blocks a pass near the end line. The ball falls to the floor inbounds, but A1, who is off balance, steps off the court. A1 returns inbounds, secures control of the ball and dribbles. RULING: Legal. Now check out 7.1.1 D which has just a little twist to it: A1 jumps from inbounds to retrieve an errant pass near a boundary line. A1 catches the ball while in the air and tosses it back to the court. A1 lands out of bounds, then (a) returns to the court inbounds and is the first to touch the ball; (b) returns in bounds and immediately begins a dribble; or (c) returns in bounds and picks up the ball and then begins a dribble. RULING: Legal in (a) and (b), but a violation in (c) The difference being in (c) the controlled throw back to the court constitutes the start of a dribble, so he can't come back onto the court and PICK UP the ball and start the dribble. That would be an illegal or "double" dribble as most call it. Sometimes it's the difference of the smallest of things happening during what seems like the same play that fools a lot of us on these not so common situations.

 

[GoMBKMonarchs]

There 'ya go then

It all makes sense.

 

[jack ditt]

Legal as long as momentum carries him out of bounds.