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Ice Road Basketball ...
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
At the heart of this is the history of the "air dribble." If one reads the NFHS handbook, he will learn that for a time period this action was allowed. The player could progress down the court while tapping the ball into the air repeatedly without allowing it to strike the floor. This action was changed to illegal and "to the floor" is now the important part of the definition of a dribble. As the game is now played, in order for the players to move the ball from one end of the court to the other, they must either pass or dribble the ball. Why? So that the opponents have an opportunity to obtain it. This is not American football in which players hold the ball and run with it to advance it on the field of play. In basketball, any advancement must be accompanied by the release of the ball permitting some chance that the opponent can get it.
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Good explanation. Didn't I see this on the History Channel?
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