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Originally posted by Larks
JR,
So you are suggesting that the action of tossing the ball back in bounds is the start of a dribble?
Here is the 2002 7.1.1 Sit B (sorry, old test software)
7.1.1 SITUATION B: A1 blocks a pass near the end line. The ball falls to the floor inbounds, but A1, who is off balance, steps off the court. A1 returns inbounds, secures control of the ball and dribbles. Ruling: Legal. A1 did not leave the court voluntarily and did not have control of the ball when he/she did. This situation is similar to one in which A1 makes a try from under the basket and momentum carries A1 off the court. If the try is unsuccessful, A1 may come back onto the court and regain control since A1 did not leave the court voluntarily and did not have control of the ball when he/she did.
What if they had dribbled? OOB or Double Dribble?
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The guiding principles are the red-highlghtd ones. The player was holding the ball in-bounds and then started to lose his balance. A1 now starts a legal dribble , by rule(R4-15-3). Then A1 losing his balance now and falling OOB becomes a legal interrupted dribble, also by rule(R4-15-5). A1 can now legally be OOB because of the red-highlighted principle in the case play above. A1 then immediately came back in-bounds, so R10-3-1(leaving the court for an unauthorized reason or delaying return) isn't applicable. Now the call depends on whether A1 had dribbled before starting this sequence. If he had, then he commits an illegal 2nd dribble as soon as he returns in-bounds and touches the ball, as per R9-5. If A1 hadn't dribbled before, then he could legally come back in-bounds and continue the dribble, or grab the ball and then hold or pass it.