What I'm calling "steering" is a carry in the sense that the hand does not hit, throw or bat the ball down, but sort of guides it along with the amount of contact being too long to be legal. A lot of this is borderline and should be let go, and I do let it go. But when it helps the dribbler get past a defender in legal guarding position, I call it. Although it's more difficult to "steer" than to carry with the hand under the ball, it still happens. The most obvious move that utilizes "steering" is the spin move where the ball moves around the body, propelled by a hand on the side. Even if the hand never slides down to that certain angle under the ball, it's still a carry. This "steering" move can be used in less obvious ways, as described above.
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