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Originally Posted by jdw3018
Sure. But the point would be...why, by definition, is it a travel?
In your scenario, nobody would argue that the player dropping the ball after being airborne, then landing and grabbing the ball would be the same as "holding" the ball. But that's the argument you have to make about the original play - that tossing the ball in the air, moving, and then catching it is equal to holding the ball.
In fact, the only similarity between the two is that you can't determine legality until the player secures the ball again. The rationale for the travel is completely different.
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My posts are addressing this statement by the
OP:
I don't care for this alteration because it contradicts the principle* that a player cannot travel when he/she isn't holding the ball as the rule says--"while holding the ball..."
And in each scenario it is the result of the action
after the ball is released that determines the travel.