GoodI thought so when I saw it. HIggins didn't lean over until too late. By the time he had a good view, the Tech player had lifted his foot off the line. The fact that Higgins leaned over told me that he knew he missed it.
I could also be wrong, but I think once you are fully established in the front court, anything crossing the line is a violation.I could be wrong, but I think the over and back rule is set up so the player is like a 3 legged stool. The players two feet and the ball are the 3 legs. One foot can cross the line if the ball and the other foot are still in the frontcourt.
You have it backwards. As Cyclonepride said, once you establish, anything crossing back is a violation. It is establishing in the front court where all three "legs of the stool" have to be across for you to be considered in the front court and can't go back. Sometimes guys get burned by receiving a pass from a teammate in the front court before they "touchdown" while jumping across the line. I have seen it several times this season where I thought for sure that ISU was going to get whistled for it but they didn't.I could be wrong, but I think the over and back rule is set up so the player is like a 3 legged stool. The players two feet and the ball are the 3 legs. One foot can cross the line if the ball and the other foot are still in the frontcourt.
Hard to tell but look at that body bend by a near 60 year old. Elite athlete.
Quite odd, that player went right to the edge more than once, never seen that before. Good no call by Higgins IMO.
On another topic, did ya hear there's an active shooter coming to the ISU campus? Check out who is watching...:
After a brief look at the rules, I never saw anything that suggested '"3 legs of a stool". I would be interested in seeing that explained.You have it backwards. As Cyclonepride said, once you establish, anything crossing back is a violation. It is establishing in the front court where all three "legs of the stool" have to be across for you to be considered in the front court and can't go back. Sometimes guys get burned by receiving a pass from a teammate in the front court before they "touchdown" while jumping across the line. I have seen it several times this season where I thought for sure that ISU was going to get whistled for it but they didn't.
After a brief look at the rules, I never saw anything that suggested '"3 legs of a stool". I would be interested in seeing that explained.
The closest I found (to 3 legs of a stool) was this:
A basketball player may not dribble the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt and then return to the backcourt again. This is called an over-and-back violation. However, the dribbler has quite a bit of leeway when in the process of dribbling. The dribbler is not considered to be in the front court until both feet and the basketball are in the front court. If the dribbler has one foot in the backcourt while the ball and the other foot are in the front court, the dribbler is still considered to be in the backcourt. However, once the dribbler has both feet and the ball in the front court, the ball must remain in the front court from that point forward.
Backcourt Violation Rules
Backcourt violations are among the most misunderstood in basketball. Many players know that they must advance the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt in a specific period of time, but few know what specifically constitutes a backcourt violation.www.sportsrec.com
Here, it further defines 'over and back':
[Well, this site wouldn't let me copy and paste, but look at the "Over and Back Rule" there.]
Basketball Backcourt Violation
www.rookieroad.com