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Originally Posted by MelbRef
"Palming or carrying is when a player gains an advantage when the ball comes to rest in the player's hand."
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Actually, I have given some thought, actually, much thought, thanks to Jurassic Referee, to removing the "gains an advantage" part of this misunderstood rule.
A1, dribbling in the backcourt, all by himself, no defender, looks to his coach for a play. While doing so, paying close attention to his coach, he absentmindedly, and accidentally, allows the ball to rest for a fraction of a second on the little finger of his dribbling hand, for one dribble, and then continues dribbling "normally". I probably won't call a violation here.
A1, dribbling in the backcourt, closely defended by B1, allows the ball to rest for a fraction of a second on his dribbling hand during a hesitation move, and in doing so, is able to gain an advantage and dribble past defender B1. I've got a violation here every time.