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Old Sun Jan 30, 2011, 01:45pm
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Originally Posted by Snaqwells View Post
There are (as of now) two exceptions to this.

Throwing the ball in the air, moving your pivot foot beyond the limits, and then catching said ball is a travel.
We all know said case play was always an illegal dribble until some idiot at the Fed changed it. The case play is not supported by rule.

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Setting the ball on the floor, getting up from a sitting position, and picking the ball back up is a travel.
That's a specific ruling that covers that one play, as the player is circumventing the rule.

Nope, the rule is quite clear. BillyMac's play is not traveling.
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