travel off a dribble.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by BigCat

Yeah, you can end the dribble with hand on top by palming it. Ending the dribble is the way to describe it. Gather makes people think two hands are required. And when most people go to the basket the dribble ends in one hand and the other is comes right after. Very rarely does the dribble end with both hands on ball at same time. Left or right hand brings it to the other. Gather makes people think two hands required. Not the rule.

Again in my experience, most players stop the dribble when they want to pass and shoot and do so with both hands. Usually, they are showboating or making a very risky play if they do not grab the ball with both hands. And to many, that is how we were taught on some level to grab the ball.

Also, I think if you are splitting hairs with how a dribble ends when the player is bringing the ball to both of their hands, then you will be awful inconsistent (IMO) in trying to determine what a fast moving player is doing. I like to use the "gather" or when players being the ball together with both of their hands because it is clearer when that took place and most of the time.

So you lose me when you want to make it sound like the use of "gather" is confusing when that is what players do on these kinds of play and they make a move to the basket as in this video. He attempted a jump stop and shot attempt. It is just a line of demarcation. It is not the only way a dribble can end, but most plays like this do not end any other way.

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