Thu Jan 20, 2005, 05:19pm
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Houghton, U.P., Michigan
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Originally posted by Smitty
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Originally posted by mick
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Originally posted by Smitty
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Originally posted by mick
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Originally posted by Smitty
There appears to be no situation where a defender can have only one hand on the ball and have that cause a jump ball OTHER THAN when the player on offense is an airborne shooter.
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A1 starts to pass to A2.
Before the one-handed pass is released, B1 puts one hand on the ball and prevents the release.
"Jump!"
mick
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Isn't that only true for an airborne passer? If the offensive player has feet on the floor and this happens, chances are the ball ends up loose and I would have a no-call. No?
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Gee, Smitty. I dunno.
Let's add some stuff:
A1 starts to pass to A2 (lifting pivot and now on one foot).
Before the one-handed pass is released, B1 puts one hand on the ball and prevents the release (causing A2 to lose balance and retouch his pivot foot).
"Jump?" ...."Travel?"
mick
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That certainly makes it interesting. But I still maintain that the specific rule that covers this particular play requires the offensive player to be airborne. So is a player airborne when he lifts his pivot foot, or when he lifts both feet? I'm not being sarcastic here - I am seriously asking. I don't have my books with me to look it up myself.
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No definition, Smitty.
But I gotta believe an airborne player isn't touchng the floor.
airborne
adj : moved or conveyed by or through air
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