This is one of my pet peeves and has been for a long time. I fully understand the crowd, the players, and even the coaches going bananas on these so-called high dribbles. It LOOKS wrong, so to them, it must be wrong. But I hate it when my partner calls it.
As stated, it can never be traveling. If illegal, it is either an illegal dribble (aka double dribble) or carrying the ball. What's ironic is the same guys, it seems, that call carrying on high dribbles that aren't illegal are the ones that won't call carrying when a guard puts his hand under the ball to make a move on his defender.
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