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Old Thu Oct 20, 2005, 07:19am
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Originally posted by IREFU2
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Originally posted by RefLarry
#53. A-1 lifts his/her pivot foot and then throws the ball toward A-2.A-2 does not see the thrown ball. After the ball hits the floor,A-1 is the first to touch the ball.Official rules this is an illegal start of a dribble.Is the official correct?

Certainly seems like some kind of violation but "an illegal start of a dribble."? Same as double dribble in anybody's opinion? Wording seems tricky to me.
But he didnt say anything about a dribble, just a pass. The pivot foot can be lifted, not put back to the floor. But is cant be lifted before the start of a dribble.
If A1 is the first to touch the ball, his intended "pass" now becomes a "dribble", and all pertinent dribble rules apply. The official was correct.
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