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Originally posted by crew
actually the nba specific ruling is 99% similar to the fed and nc2a.
nba-a held ball occurs when 2 opponents have one or both hands so firmly on the ball that neither can gain sole possession without undue roughness.
i think that this play is a "feel for the game" play, and the philosophy is different at each level. this is definately not a black and white play and definately requires some thought. for example a defender prevents the release of the ball by out jumping the offensive player and blocking the ball with his elbow or bicep, we would call this play a held ball even though the defense did not use his hands. intent of the rule should be cognicent when ruling on a-typical situations.
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I agree with 99% of what you say above.
If the release is prevented,at all 3 levels,it should be a held ball.The difference still is that,at the NBA level(according to what Joe wrote),it is an automatic jump ball if the ball is merely touched-while at the other levels it is travelling if the ball is touched,but that touching doesn't prevent the release of the ball(in the official's opinion).Maybe a good question for Joe Forte would be what the NBA call is if a defensive player just touched the ball with his elbow or bicep on the way by and didn't really prevent the release of the ball(in the referee's opinion).In this case,would it be travelling or a jump ball if the ball never came loose and the offensive player came down with it?If you find out,please let us know.Maybe there isn't a rules difference at all.