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Originally Posted by just another ref
That's exactly what he did. It will never happen in a game. But if it does, I think I would call it a violation.
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Actually, it isn't.
Smacking the ball with the heel of the hand isn't pinning it unless you consider every single dribble a carry because the ball is merely in contact with the hand for a moment. That is essentially the bar your trying to establish here.
Pinning it to the floor would be leaving the hand on the ball and holding it in place, not smacking it.