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Originally posted by Nevadaref
Quote:
Originally posted by BktBallRef
Quote:
Originally posted by Nevadaref
A2 catches the pass, but in attempting to turn upcourt and start a dribble bounces the ball off his knee.
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Did he start a dribble or not?
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Remember #1 is a play that I actually saw happen. The player pushed the ball towards the floor with the clear intent of that being a dribble, but instead of the ball going straight to the floor it hit his knee on the way down and bounced away.
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#1- No violation. A1 started a dribble, which was interrupted. The rule states a dribble is ball movement caused by a player in control who bats (intentionally strikes the ball with the hand(s)) or pushes the ball to the floor once or several times. The fact that the ball hit his knee prior to hitting the floor is of no consequence. it's still a dribble. Since he continued the dribble when he touched the ball in the FC, it's not a violation.
#2- No violation. No team control.
#3- Violation. A1 is not covered by the "3 points" rule as the ball had FC status when he started his dribble.
[Edited by BktBallRef on Dec 31st, 2005 at 06:44 PM]