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Old Wed Dec 30, 2015, 11:02am
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Originally Posted by crosscountry55 View Post
I agree. But, I had a discussion with a partner about this a week ago who said she saw a player pin the ball (clumsily) to her leg. I told her I didn't see it, but to me, via her description, it sounded like the dribble had ended. From there, it's possible she could travel (illegal), simply stop moving (pivot foot established and no travel = legal), or fumble.

I wouldn't overthink this. Ask yourself, "did the dribble end?" and go from there.
All I am saying is usually when the ball goes off their body, they lose control of the ball on some level. And if that is the case, I am not considering that an illegal dribble, but probably and interrupted one. The rule about an ended dribble is not about just touching your body, but what you are doing with your hands as it relates to the ball. If your hand did not stop the ball, I have a hard time calling a violation for that action and calling an illegal dribble. I think this honestly is trying to find something wrong when nothing really is wrong.

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