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Old Thu Mar 03, 2005, 02:12pm
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Interesting

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Originally posted by BktBallRef
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Originally posted by assignmentmaker
Because I am not well coached and fail to keep two hands on the ball as I bring it up, the ball FLIPS out of my hands, backwards.
"Because I am not well coached and fail to keep two hands on the ball as I bring it up, the ball SLIPS out of my hands, backwards."

No difference.

Same thing.

No violation to retrieve it.
I don't often disagree with you, but I do on this. I certainly agree with Jurassic that it comes down to judgment. There is now some conventional judgment bruting about. But, in my view, it goes against the spirit and intent to reward a bad, one might even say #$@%%^ play, with an exemption.

Tell me, historically, or rules-committee-wise, why is this exemption there anyway, rewarding bad plays? We don't say that, if you accidentally throw a pass off line and it goes in the backcourt, you have a get-out-of-backcourt-free card.
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