I understand the disagreements, to a point. As I said, the rule book is not particularly clear on this point, and I DID read what it says about ending a dribble. But it still seems to me that a dribble entails a bouncing ball, which does not occur if the ball is rolling. If a player is unable to catch up to the ball quickly enough to continue the dribble by keeping it bouncing (I know, that's MY interpretation of what a dribbled ball is supposed to do), then (again, in MY mind) the dribble has ended. What if the ball only barely rolls and then comes to a stop on the court (not likely, but . . .)? Is that still an interrupted dribble? Either way, in order to get the ball bouncing again, the player would have to "start" it bouncing by tapping it on the top, which sure seems like starting another dribble to me. The rule and case books aren't really much help, since both refer to bouncing balls and don't offer this scenario. That's where I'm coming from, though. Other thoughts or interpretations?
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