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Old Sun Jan 30, 2011, 05:44pm
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A player is in control of the ball when he/she is holding or dribbling a live ball inbounds.

Traveling is moving a foot or feet in any direction in excess of prescribed limits while holding the ball.

Once I make a judgment that the player is in control of the ball, then I've got rule support. N'est-ce pas?
Ah, no, you don't. Because once he's neither holding nor dribbling it, there is no player control.

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We've debated whether, or not, an offensive player who "taps" a rebound to a teammate in his backcourt has player control.
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Is tapping the ball along the floor in a controlled manner the same as having player control?
Ah, no, as player control is defined in the rule book. Controlled manner is something you've just made up.
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