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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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Originally posted by ChuckElias
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Originally posted by Hard
Ralph;
If the hand goes below the equator, and the ball is moving horizontally, that's palming.
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True (assuming he dribbles again), but that's not the only way to do it.
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Oh? Is that one of them there IAABO interpretations that I've heard so much about?
Where may I find that concept in a real, live rule book or case book? 
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Why wouldn't this be palming, assuming the dribbler continues to dribble? If one of the cases for a dribble ending is "The dribbler palms/carries the ball by allowing it to come to rest in one or both hands," it would seem logical to consider that the ball came to rest if the hand is on the bottom half of the ball and the ball moves horizontally? Maybe my thoughts are clouded a bit by some volleyball-ish thinking, but unless there is a clean "hit" (undoubtedly the wrong term) that changes the ball's direction, there would seem to be some measure of carrying the ball involved if the hand is below the equator on the ball when it's moving vertically and the direction of the ball changes significantly horizontally.