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Old Sun Mar 28, 2010, 04:30pm
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref View Post
Request time-out?
Smart a$$ We use FIBA, so no lame bailouts by calling time out.

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Originally Posted by Jay R View Post
He did neither. He simply dropped the ball at his feet with no teammate in the vicinity.
Let's change the scenario a tiny bit.

Your guy does the same thing, but instead of "dropping" the ball and re-gaining possession, he forces the ball down, aka starts a dribble.

Violation? Yup - for moving pivot foot before dribbling.

The two plays are the same.
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Last edited by canuckrefguy; Sun Mar 28, 2010 at 08:37pm. Reason: correction
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