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Originally Posted by bucky
... we do not have a rule/case that indicates passing the ball to yourself off the backboard is legal.
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Who says that we don't have a citation that says that it's legal, although a player, by definition, can't make a self pass.
4-31: A pass is movement of the ball caused by a player who throws, bats or rolls the
ball to another player.
9.5 SITUATION: A1 dribbles and comes to a stop after which he/she throws the
ball against: (a) his/her own backboard; RULING: Legal in (a); a team’s own backboard
is considered part of that team’s “equipment” and may be used.
4-15-1: A dribble is ball movement caused by a player in control who bats
(intentionally strikes the ball with the hand(s)) or pushes the ball to the floor one or several times. It is not a part of a dribble when the ball touches a player’s own
backboard.
So, in at least one specific case, not only can he legally throw it against his own backboard, but he also legally catch it after it bounces back.
We don't know, in 9.5 SITUATION, if said player moved his pivot foot (I'm assuming he didn't for this to be legal), or any foot, before the release. That would make a difference in regard to if he's actually allowed to legally catch it.
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Originally Posted by bucky
... If not, what is the violation?
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In these "throw the ball off the backboard and dunk plays", most likely moving a pivot foot outside the prescribed limits, in other words a travel violation.
4-44-3: The pivot foot may be lifted, but not returned to the floor, before the ball is
released on a pass or try for goal.
Of course, it's not a pass, nor is it a shot.
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Originally Posted by bucky
A1 obviously throws the ball off the backboard to himself and then lays the ball in the basket.
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All of this assumes that the official did not rule the throw off the backboard to be a try. If it was ruled a try, then the player can legally do just about anything.
The shooter can retrieve his or her own airball, if the official considers it to be a shot attempt. The release ends team control. It is not a violation for that player to start another dribble at that point.