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Originally posted by APHP
Some are saying that player control does not begin with the dribble--o.k.--fine! Then when does player control begin.
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I don't think anyone would say that there's no player control during the dribble. But to answer your question, I would say that the official has to judge when the player is actually dribbling, as opposed to simply hitting the ball away. If the bat is a dribble, then control starts with the bat (since in this particular case "bat" = "dribble").
But since "bat" does not always equal "dribble", I'm not sure that helps in the original situation.
Chuck