Tue Nov 22, 2005, 02:49pm
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Re: Re: Re: Duly noted
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Originally posted by bob jenkins
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
If the player stopped their dribble to the basket, then that's when the exception ends. If the count is at 3 by that time, it's a violation.
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The dribble ends sometime during a lay-up -- and I wouldn't call the violation then.
IMO, as long as the player with the ball is looking at the basket (and I don't mean that literally), I'm not inclined to call a three-second violation, no matter how many times s/he fakes. If s/he looks to pass, or actually passes the ball, I'll get the violation. And, no, I don't have any cases that specifically say this.
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I wouldn't either, if the player with the ball seamlessly went from the the dribble to the lay-up or dunk. If the dribbler goes to the bucket, but stops and then head-fakes or sumthin' like that without immediately shooting, then I'm calling it. That's the purpose and intent of the allowance imo.
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