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Originally posted by Lotto
The A.R. explicitly states that the player is airborne when he/she catches and then dunks. So it's not clear to me that the ruling applies if the player throws the ball off of his/her backboard and catches it on the ground.
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Is there any difference in the double dribble rule that would make a move legal when performed in the air but make the same move illegal when performed with one or both feet on the ground?
I think the answer to that question is "no".
So. . . if it's legal to throw the ball off your backboard and catch it while airborne, I have to conclude that there's nothing in the dribble rule that would make it
illegal to throw the ball off your backboard and catch it one or both feet on the ground.
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Are you telling me that I can dribble, end the dribble, throw the ball off of my backboard, and dribble again?
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Yes.
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Even if it is absolutely clear that I am not throwing the ball up in a try for goal?
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Yes.
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I find that difficult to believe.
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And yet. . .
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Do you have a rule reference to back any of this up?
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Not on me. FED makes this explicit in a case book play, I'm prety sure. But my book is still in the car from last night. I think the AR that you quoted is pretty good evidence for NCAA rules.
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(Chuck--My tone may come across as belligerent, but is not meant that way. I'm sincerely interested in why you interpret the rules the way you do.)
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Sweat it not. Dan might've suggested that you snuggle up to your horse; but I could tell you didn't mean anything by it.
