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Exactly....
...I've seen players chase after loose balls and never "catch" the ball. Picture a player chasing after a ball and in mid-stride starting a dribble. The ball was never "caught" or "held" but it was definitely controlled and definitely dribbled.
Had to be there. Give your partner the benefit of the doubt and move on.
And the truth is, I don't mind if a partner calls a travel or a dribbling violation right in front of my face in certain situations (well, unless my partner doesn't get it right of course). We don't always have our vision focused on the ball handler, and sometimes they do wacky things.
Varsity girls' game last week -- I'm trail and the point guard is bringing the ball up unguarded. I'm looking ahead, surveying the halfcourt defense. About the free throw line, the guard double-dribbles. My partner caught the violation out of the corner of his eye and called it.
What, I should be mad cause my partner called this in "my area?" No way. I thanked him the next time we had a break in the action.
Rich
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