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Originally posted by John Choiniere on 02-01-2000 02:31 PM
Regarding the closely guarded Rule. Does a new five seconds count start when a player goes from holding the ball to dribbling and then back to holding, so that he actually could be closely guarded for almost 15 seconds? Or does the same count continue whether he is holding or dribbling the ball?
Yes, a new count does start as you described and he could concievably control the ball in frontcourt for a total of almost 15 seconds.