The High Dribble.

The high dribble is regularily called traveling and misunderstood by the crowd. I can find no rules indicating such.

Reference?

Not quite sure what you are asking but....

The high dribble is no different then a dribble kept at waist height. The determining factor would be did the ball come to rest with the hand underneath the ball. Since there is nothing wrong with a high dribble, It won't be in the book.

(edited for my horrible typing.... must be time to go home)

That is because it is perfectly legal.

And the fact that it is a dribble means that it should never be ruled traveling, even if it were a violation.

4-15-4 note 1 "It is not possible for a player to travel during a dribble." 4-15-4 explains when a dribble ends so if any of that happens then some violation could happen. Travel, Palming, Illegal dribble.

Sometimes, a dribbler will let the ball get pretty high, and then kind of push the ball forward or sideways in the air. Then, it's a carry. From that real violation comes the crowds expectation everytime the ball goes above the shoulder of the dribbler. Very annoying.

This is one of my pet peeves and has been for a long time. I fully understand the crowd, the players, and even the coaches going bananas on these so-called high dribbles. It LOOKS wrong, so to them, it must be wrong. But I hate it when my partner calls it.

As stated, it can never be traveling. If illegal, it is either an illegal dribble (aka double dribble) or carrying the ball. What's ironic is the same guys, it seems, that call carrying on high dribbles that aren't illegal are the ones that won't call carrying when a guard puts his hand under the ball to make a move on his defender.

If he is Mr. Fantastic, he can dribble to the ceiling!

Ever notice the fans don't yell when their team does it, Texas Aggie?