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Originally posted by bob jenkins
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Originally posted by sleebo
It would seem to me that if the ball comes to rest on the body (in a hand, against the stomach, knee, hip, etc.) and the dribbler then puts the ball on the floor for another dribble, you have illegal ("double") dribble.
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Reference (for other than "in a hand"), please.
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I think this is more a spirit of the rules thing.
For example, A1, who has been dribbling, pins the ball between his elbows, between an arm and hip, etc. The book doesn't say this ends the dribble. In fact, the player, by the written rule, could hold it that way indefinitely (ignoring counts and expiration time) and legally resume dribbling since only the hands are mentioned in ending a dribble.
In reality, I think every single one of us would call an illegal dribble if such a thing occured since we know that such a play is not what was intended.
In nearly every case, however, a hand will be involved.