walk or not?

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally posted by BktBallRef
C'mon, BITS. Don't confuse the issue. First, you say it's a shot, then you say it's really isn't. It tis or it tain't. Make up your mind. That isn't a pass to anyone, it's a shot. Why would a player stand in one place, toss the ball into the air for the sole purpose of catching it? BTW, where does he say that the pivot foot moved?

I didn't say it twas or it twasn't, and in fact, that was the gist of what I was saying. It's a judgement call. If it is a shot, you've got nothing. If it's a pass to himself, you've got a different situation.

Why would a player toss it to himself? The most obvious answer, to me, is an ill-conceived attempt to get a new dribble by faking a shot. BTW, he never said the player stood in one place and tossed the ball in the air for the purpose of catching it, and neither did I. He only said that the shot "was extremely short, possibly only two feet over his head."