Can't be the first one to touch it?

[Eric Huechteman]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mdray

Originally posted by Eric Huechteman

your sitch here does not fit the definition of an interrupted dribble -- this ball has not "deflected off the dribbler" or "gotten away from the dribbler"; I have an OOB violation when he/she next touches that ball.

Actually it does apply. The rule book says nothing about how the ball gets away, only that it does. If any other player were nearby, he could simply pick the ball up. If that does not fit the definition of "gotten away from the dribbler," I don't know what does.

Think about it this way: If A1 and B1 get to the ball at the same time and contact occurs, you would not call a foul on B1, but you must if A1 had "control" unless B1 established guarding position on A1 first.