04-06-2024, 01:09 AM
(04-05-2024, 09:57 PM)youzigizag Wrote: According to Followill...
Why would you have different rules for heel placement for out of bounds vs the restricted area under the basket? Would making the ruling more consistent make more sense?
Because the restricted AREA is not defined as a line. Out of bounds is a line, but not an area. (See saving a ball before it touches). IMO if you change the restricted rule to be "more consistent" as a line, then it still would be the same call. A player coming from "Out of Bounds" has to reestablish in-bounds. Lifting the heel off the line does not constitute a re-established position. A foot Out of bounds on the line has to be reestablished with a legal in-bounds position before coming into contact with the the ball. So that principle would also have to be applied for consistency.