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Glad to hear from the Blum himself. So, what are your thoughts on the "rule" that a defender must stay 3 feet inside the boundary line? Is it a rule? A carry-over from high school? Common sense?
Have you seen a ref enforce this rule in an Iowa State game? I seem to recall at least one instance, namely, when Hogue batted a last second shot away in the Okie State game last year, and they made a big deal about McKay having to back away from the line for the final in-bounds play.
I have reffed since mid 80's. I think the 3 ft in bound portion of this talk comes from old time gyms where there was only 18 inches or so out of bounds. Those courts were marked with a dashed line 3 ft in from the out of bounds. This dashed line was the out of bounds during the throw in and no players (offense or defense) could cross it. In theory, this dashed line only exists during the throw in. Once the throw in is complete, the dashed line becomes irrelevant and is ignored for all rule interpretations.