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Originally posted by theboys
Purely from a statistician's standpoint, I wouldn't call the situation a change of possession. Under the circumstances, I wouldn't give the defensive player a steal and a turnover because it doesn't seem like "control" applies. Nor would I give the offensive player a turnover.
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Does that mean that if a defensive player steals the ball, and then subsequently double-dribbles, travels,etc., you also wouldn't credit that defensive player with a steal and a turnover either? You've got exactly the same thing in both situations-i.e. A steal, followed by player and team control(by rule), followed by a violation.
The rules definition of player control is "holding or dribbling the ball". That fits all the situations above.