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Originally Posted by WayneG
First off, I understand the definitions of pass and traveling. I used the term "pass" not in contradiction to the rule book but to say what the players intentions were. He did it to pass the ball to himself to give himself an advantage over the defender.
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It makes no difference what his intentions are. Players perfrom legal acts all the time that give them an advantage over their opponent.
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Second, I wasn't saying the player traveled, I was simply saying that the number of steps could possibly have an impact on the call. No one else had mentioned that so I thought I'd bring up that as a possible point to be addressed.
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No one else mentioned it because it's not true.
Please tell me what violation can be called based on the number of steps he took. The ONLY one that I know of is traveling. You certainly can't call an illegal dribble based on the number of steps. It has nothing to do with it. But if you can enlighten us with some new violation that can be called, based on the number of steps a player takes on a play, I'd love to hear it.
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So, if this is a dribble, then it is a violation of 4-15-2. During a dribble the ball may be batted into the air provided it is permitted to strike the floor before the ball is "touched" again with the hand(s). We're not talking about dribbling again, shooting, or passing. We are talking about "TOUCHING", PERIOD!! Thus, when he caught the ball, he touched it before it struck the floor, it immediately became a violation.
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That's better! Now you're learning, newbie! Reference a rule. Don't tell me what you think. Nobody givesa**** what anybody thinks on here. Give us an interp based on the rule. I disagree with your interp of the rule and that's fine. But at least we have interps now and not guesses.
