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PAOfficial Fri Mar 18, 2005 09:46pm

In High School, is the "Tracy McGrady" play, where a player on a breakaway obviously picks up his dribble and tosses the ball to himself off the backboard for a dunk a legal play?

ChuckElias Fri Mar 18, 2005 09:47pm

Yup.

BktBallRef Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:01pm

Oh no, here we go again. :D

PAOfficial Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:18pm

Not in agreement?

PAOfficial Fri Mar 18, 2005 11:12pm

I am curious as to how this can be legal. If so, any time a dribble is stopped, one can pass the ball off the board and legally move? Can they start another dribble?

BktBallRef Fri Mar 18, 2005 11:19pm

We see that question here quite often. It usually takes quite a bit of convincing before people understand that it's legal.

>>> If so, any time a dribble is stopped, one can pass the ball off the board and legally move?

Yes, he can, as long as the backboard is his own backboard. If you throw it off the opponent's backboard, it's the same as a dribble. Such is not the case when you throw it off your own backboard.

>>>Can they start another dribble?

Yes, of course. He can also shoot, pass, ask for a timeout, or throw the ball off the backboard again. :)

Instead of being curious why it's legal, explain why it should be illegal, with rule references please.


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