Double dribble?

[JugglingReferee]

Originally posted by BktBallRef

Hmmm...based on what rule would you call this a travel?

If the ball hits the backboard, you have to consider it a shot. There's nothing in the rules that allow you to call it anything else. It may be a bad shot but it's still a shot.

Sounds like he made a helluva play to me.

A friend called me up about this one.... 4-40-2: "A try for field goal is an attempt by a player to score two or three points by throwing the ball into a team's own basket. A player is trying for goal when the player has the ball and in the official's judgement is throwing or attempting to throw for goal. It is not essential that the ball leave the player's hand as a foul could prevent the release of the ball.

You could use the bold text to rule that the player did something to circumvent the rules, however, I can't determine where inthe rule book/case book there is a call on this.