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Originally posted by DrakeM
As long as the dribbler is "in control",
purposely leaves ball on the court to avoid a defender,then is the first to touch the ball after returning in-bounds to continue his dribble, it is illegal.
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I believe the key question here is PC.
I might not be understanding what you mean by the player "puposely leaving the ball on the court". Are we saying that this is, or is not, part of his dribble?
If the dribbler (A1) loses control of the ball by dribbling it off of his foot, and the ball rolls between the defender's legs, then A1 steps OB and comes back in to retrieve the ball, I believe it would be legal because the dribble was interrupted prior to the player stepping OB.
However,If the dribbler bounces the ball between the defenders legs while running OB to avoid contact with the defender, and then comes back in bounds and continues his dribble, then I think that would be part of the dribble (illegal).