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Along is all in the eye of the bholder - its just a diffferent angle at which the ball contacts the floor.
I am inclined to think this is not a violation when first done, provided the dribble was started legally (i.e., pivot was not lifted), it clearly cannot be done by the inbounder (can't be first to touch), and it can only be done once if the player picks up the ball - doing it again would be double dribble. It could arguably be done more than once if the player continues rolling the ball with one hand. I would argue this with no real conviction, but mainly because any smart defense could take advantage of this and steal the ball or force a pick up (ending the "dribble"). Therefore, this "tactic" gains no advantage beyond that of the normal dribble - it actually is not as advantageous as a normal dribble.
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