Agreed that it's a judgment call. Often, even when the ball deflects off a player's hand, like from a pass or rebound attempt, and then goes straight to the floor, fans and coaches think that constituted the start of a dribble (got a big "boo" from partisan fans last night for that very thing when I didn't call double-dribble). So in this posted situation, I can see where TWO bounces to the floor could be deemed as player control--and it very well might have been. If the player simply made contact twice in trying to secure the ball, but "clearly" wasn't dribbling, then one might reasonably say there was no team control established. Again, judgment call.
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