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Old Wed Oct 03, 2007, 11:41am
rwest rwest is offline
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The "dribble has ended"

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Originally Posted by JRutledge
You have answered your own question. If the ball was knocked away by the defender, then the dribble has ended (new clarification for this year). And if the ball handler never had control of the ball, it is impossible for them to travel. So the answer is this is not traveling because there is no control of the ball and you cannot travel during a dribble.

Peace
I don't like the phrase the "dribble has ended". It has always been a bit confusing to me. I always have it in my mind when I hear that phrase that they can't dribble again. But most of the time we use the phrase it means they can. Why? If I stop dribbling the ball the dribble has ended, but I can't dribble again. However, when the defense hits the ball, the "dribble has ended" and the player can dribble again.

Confused in GA.
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