Good call, coach. I was thinking the same thing as I read the various posts, and it seems to me that most "stop and pop" situations I see entail the second of your possibilities--that is, the player jumps off the floor right after the last dribble, grabs the ball, lands on both feet, then shoots. And of course, as you said, he/she could then legally pivot. So it IS an important distinction. Also, as Mick suggested, in a 6th grade game I'd probably also pass on this relatively minor violation (for that level) regardless.
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