Uhhmmm....

[rulesmaven]

[As it has been mentioned previously, the replay angle does not show the left hand to enable an accurate determination of when the dribble was terminated with respect to the left foot placement on the floor. Has someone seen a different replay angle that shows the left hand? If not, it does not appear that the right hand palm is facing up during the time that the left foot is in contact with the floor indicating a one handed termination of the dribble. Therefore, the only way for the dribble to become terminated would be the placement of the second hand on the ball. Is this not correct? (The possible exception being holding the ball to the body with one hand, which I don't think occurred.)

When I stop the replay at the exact position of the left foot coming off the floor, it does not appear (conclusively) that both hands are in contact with the ball.

Bottom line...without unobstructive view of left hand...too close to call, IMO.

Rick@LBA [/B]

Yeah, I tried to make this point earlier. You just can't see it. I agree that he definitely did not gather with the right hand alone. So the question turns on the left hand. Not only can you not see it, but he's wearing a blue arm sleeve that matches the color of his uniform, which makes it even more difficult.

What I can say is that given the angle of the arm, the speed the arm was moving, and the rest of the body language from the back that we're all used to that shows when a player has controlled a ball and is starting his move to the goal, I *think* the right not the left foot was the pivot.

But that's all circumstantial -- if O'Neill could see the left hand from his position, then he knows while we're just guessing. But I do agree with you 100 percent that there's no replay yet that has shown me the piece of information that I would regard as dispositive of whether the call was correct.