Backcourt Violation??

I'm prety sure that's a new rule this season. I could be wrong, but I doubt it.

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Last year Francis did it and it was called backcourt violation. They must have changed it.

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This is apart of the new rule changes.
Here is a summary of the rule modifications:

Maximum number of timeouts per team per game
New rule: six. (Old rule: seven)

Maximum number of fourth-period timeouts per team
New rule: three. (Old rule: four)

Maximum number of timeouts per team during the last two minutes of the fourth period or last two minutes of an overtime period: New rule: two. (Old rule: three)

Length of timeouts
New rule: Full timeouts in regulation and overtime will be reduced from 100 to 60 seconds with the following exceptions: (1) The first two timeouts in each period, regardless of which team calls them; and (2) The two mandatory timeouts in the second and fourth periods. In those two instances, timeouts will continue to be 100 seconds. (Old rule: All full timeouts were 100 seconds.)

Substitutions during 20-second timeouts
New rule: Unlimited substitutions. (Old rule: The team calling the timeout could substitute one player. The other team could substitute only if the team calling timeout substituted.)

Advancing the ball to midcourt
New rule: After a change of possession in the last two minutes of regulation or any overtime period, the offensive team can call a regular or 20-second timeout and advance the ball to midcourt. The team has the option of inbounding the ball in the frontcourt or backcourt. If it passes into the backcourt, the 10-second rule applies. (Old rule: Teams could advance the ball only by calling a regular timeout and had to inbound the ball into the frontcourt.)

Mandatory timeouts
New rule: If neither team has taken a timeout in the second and fourth quarter when there is 8:59 remaining, there will be a mandatory timeout after the first dead ball. If neither team has taken a timeout in all four periods when there is 5:59 remaining, there will be a mandatory timeout after the first dead ball. (Old rule: timeouts were taken after dead balls after 9:59 in the second and fourth periods and after 6:59 in every period.)

Resetting the shot clock after a jump ball
New Rule: If the offense retains possession after a jump ball, the clock is reset to 14 seconds or remains the same if there are more than 14 seconds on the clock. If the defense gains possession, the clock is reset to 24 seconds. (Old rule: If the offense retained possession, the clock was reset to 24 seconds.)

Clear-path-to-the-basket fouls
New rule: If a player is fouled when he has a clear-path-to-the-basket, he gets one free throw and his team gets possession of the ball at midcourt. (Old rule: The player received two free throws.)
http://www.nba.com/news/rules_changes_000815.html

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I've been playing basketball since I was 6 years old, 18 years now, and that play has always been legal as far as I can remember.

I know for positive it has been since 1990 (my 7th grade year).

We ran this play when I played in California (Aptos High-whoohoo!). We got the ball at the beginning of the second half, so we lined up the exact same way that we were going in the first half. They were dumb enough to defend us that way, so I through it in to our guy standing in the backcourt, he passed it back to me, wideopen, try the only dunk of my career and brick it. Luckily, the guard was right behind me and scored anyway. The crowd went nuts!!!

So, to sum up, I'm positive the play is legal.

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Rocketman95 - Well you'll notice that a lot of the rules you may take for granted in high school are different in the NBA. Nothing major, but there are a lot of little differences. I mean, between high school, college, NBA, and international rules, it's hard to keep all that strait...




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Man, that clear-path-to-the-basket rule is awesome for us.

That is huge. Imagine that we are down by 3 and there are only a few seconds left. Say Steve breaks away and heads upcourt to recieve his pass. Steve get's fouled from behind and makes the shot. That's 2 points plus the FT AND we get the ball back?! So, if we make the shot then it was a 5-point swing.

Bear with me, I'm going into dreamland now. Say Steve breaks away, shoots a 3, makes it and get's fouled from behind in the process. He nails the FT, we get the ball back and Cat (or anyone) sinks another 3. That's a 7 point turnaround.

Am I misunderstanding that rule or is this a possibility?

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Spacecity- Yes, it's possible. But the whole point is to stop opposing teams from making a foul to stop a breakaway play. There's no chance a player will foul francis on a breakaway dunk unless he forgets the new rule. His coach will have him hung and quartered.

You will notice just about every single new rule has been created to speed up the game, just like last year's new rules. Before, it was smart to foul a player running for the breakaway dunk/layup, both to stop the momentum of the opposition and to make the player shoot free throws rather than get the easy dunk. Now they have no choice but to let him go.

There is no question that this new rule works in favor of the Rockets.

 

If a player is fouled when he has a clear-path-to-the-basket, he gets ONE not two free throw and his team gets possession of the ball at midcourt. So the five point play wouldnt work.

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