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Originally Posted by M&M Guy
Huh? What about the original play?  |
See post #2 for the answer to that. The OP was also under the assumption that the ball hit the floor. The discussion then led to the possibility of the player catcing it before the ball ever hit the floor.
If the ball hits the floor, we clearly have a dribble. There is no issue on that point....it is legal. The only point of discussion is if it is done where the ball doesn't hit the floor.
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Originally Posted by M&M Guy
If you can find where that's specifically mentioned or assumed, let me know. In the meantime, if a player starts a dribble with their left hand, and the right hand hits the ball in another direction before the ball hits the floor, I'm still calling a violation. Aren't you?
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Nope. Since the player can legally toss the ball from one hand to the other as long as the pivot foot doesn't move what is there to call? It is not a dribble, illegal or legal. It is nothing at all. That right hand might just catch the ball or bat it back to the left hand where they can legally catch it.
I might, however, get them for lifting the pivot foot before releasing the ball to dribble if the foot comes up before the ball is released from that right hand.