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Old Mon Sep 03, 2007, 08:25pm
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally Posted by just another ref
Are there cases where it is uncertain what A1's intention is when he releases the ball? Certainly there could be, in which case one might wait a little longer to let the play unfold. But there are also case when it is quite obvious that when A1 releases the ball it is indeed a dribble, nothing else, and if he has no dribble, when this ball hits the floor it is a violation. I'm done.
There is a specific case where A1 intends to pass the ball, but A2 runs away and A1 goes and recovers the ball (after it bounces. The "pass" becones a "dribble."

It seems to me (and this is just an opinion) that the opposite is also true -- a "dribble" can become a "pass".