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Originally Posted by Scrapper1
The problem with that interpretation (as I'm sure you know from previous discussions  ) is that a bounce pass also fits that definition.
A dribble and a bounce pass can both be started exactly the same way: by pushing or batting the ball to the floor. You don't know which one it is until the ball is touched again. A bounce pass is next touched by a teammate; a dribble is next touched by the dribbler.
So while there is no question that the player has pushed the ball to the floor in each case, the official doesn't know whether it's a dribble or a pass until the ball is touched again. |
The rules say: The dribble may be started by pushing, throwing, tapping or batting the ball to the playing court. It says it
MAY BE STARTED, not
IT SHALL BE STARTED. So from this rule alone, the act of pushing the ball down to the floor does not constitute a dribble. Does it?