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Originally Posted by Ed Maeder
Think what you will. Rules is rules.
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Ed, rules are rules. But you're basing your post on a case play, not a rule. The rule says HOLDING the ball.
The case play is wrong. It's a contradiction of the rule. For years, the case play was correct, in that the ruling was an illegal dribble. Then some know-it-all board member read the play and incorrectly decided it was traveling.
Also, the example of being on the floor, placing the ball on the floor, standing and picking the ball up is traveling still requires that the ball be held.
You cannot travel unless you are holding the ball.