Originally Posted by rollo
Nothing can be considered the pivot until you stop sliding. And the first foot to land is the pivot...If you're unsure which came first, the butt or the foot, you default to the foot...but because the feet and butt of the player in this YMtC were on the floor as they stopped sliding, you have to assume the feet are the pivots.
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Point of order, you did not say which happened first, and you did not say there was any uncertainty about which came first. I, as the reader, was left to assume which came first, and since it's pretty hard to dive with your butt NOT on the court (for very long!), while it's easy to keep your feet off the floor, I would have to assume the butt clearly came first. Your question is invalid.
"As the defense backs off and still in the back court, the player dives, regains control of the ball and slides, coming to a stop with their hips, head and ball in the frontcourt and their butt and feet in the backcourt."