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Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
A1 goes up for a shot and realizes that he isn't going to get it off because of B1 who is guarding him. So, he simply lets go of the ball once he's airborne. Ball happens to touch B1's heel on the way to the floor. A1 picks up the ball.
As I understand it, once A1 is airborne, there are only three things he can do: pass, shoot, or travel by beginning a dribble or returning to the floor with the ball. He did not shoot. He did not attempt to pass to any player, nor did he try to bounce it off of B1. Even though he did not appear to really be trying to begin a dribble either (he did not push the ball to the floor, merely let go of it), I ruled it a travel by process of eliminiation. Was this correct?
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Legal play- not a travel. Once the ball hit B1's heel, it becomes a free ball that can be legally recovered by any player on the floor.A1 lost player control when the ball hit B1,so he can legally recover the ball and dribble again,etc.This play is almost the same as a player taking a shot, the ball leaves his hands and then a defender blocks the ball right back to him. That player can legally come down with the ball, and then dribble,pass or go right back up with it.
If A1 would have been the
first player to touch the ball after he returned to the floor, it would have been travelling.
[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Jan 21st, 2004 at 07:07 AM]