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Old Sun Jan 01, 2017, 03:06pm
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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Start A New Dribble ...

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Originally Posted by BigCat View Post
Because i view the case play expansively.
The case play only states that, after ending a dribble, it's legal to throw the ball against one's own backboard, and it's also legal to catch it. It doesn't say that it's legal to start a new dribble. There is no exception listed for this maneuver in the Illegal Dribble rule.

If a coach politely says to me that this is an illegal dribble, I have no rulebook basis, nor do I have a specific casebook basis, to support my no call.
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