Thread: Palming, POE
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Old Fri Sep 14, 2007, 07:31am
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Originally Posted by Indianaref
What about when a dribbler does a 360 degree spin move and continues his/her dribble? Would this be something we should call as palming?
Only if the ball comes to rest during the spin move. Palming was, is, and always will be a straight judgment call. If the ball comes to rest, that ends the dribble. If the player dribbles again, that's an illegal second dribble. The official on the spot has to make that decision.
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