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Originally posted by BktBallRef
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Originally posted by blindzebra
A1 is dribbling, they push the ball ahead and takes several steps between dribbles, is THAT an interrupted dribble?
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How many steps he takes between dribbles has nothing to do with it. It doesn't take a genius to recognize an interrupted dribble.
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The ball gets away from the dribbler on EVERY dribble. It leaves the hand hits the floor and returns to the hand, the ball is NEVER under constant control, yet it is considered under player control.
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All you have done is define what a dribble is.
But I guess if what you say is true, then there's no such thing as player control during a dribble.
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The definition of an interrupted dribble DOES speak of accidental loss of the ball, reguardless if the word accidental does not exist in the wording.
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Now that makes a lot of sense. 
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So if you are dribbling and you dribble it off your foot, you are ALWAYS doing it on purpose?
You spin and the dribble does not come with you, you are ALWAYS doing it on purpose?
There are many cases where the rule book does not spell out EXACTLY the intent of the rule, and to say an interrupted dribble is always a purposeful act is flat out wrong.
Cite where it says an interrupted dribble is a purposeful act. Show where it says deliberately deflecting or purposely losing the ball.
[Edited by blindzebra on Sep 16th, 2004 at 11:19 PM]