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Old Tue Apr 13, 2010, 07:51pm
Camron Rust Camron Rust is offline
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref View Post
Normally, all of the usual goaltending rules would apply, but in this specific situation it seems that the player traveled before releasing the try.
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Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. View Post
Everybody is over thinking this play. The player who had control of the ball fell to the court, and therefore committed a traveling violation.

MTD, Sr.
Oh really?

I don't recall seeing anything in the OP about whether the player was holding the ball when he fell, was dribbling the ball when he fell, or secured control of the ball after he fell. And only one of those makes it traveling.
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