Double dribble or nothing??

[Kajun Ref N Texas]

Originally posted by VaCoach
Why would that make a difference? Seems to me if this was true, then there is no such thing as double dribble. A player who has stopped his dribble then simply throws a pass to a "spot" on the floor and lets it touch the floor and then goes and retrives the ball.

I think you misunderstood my answer. It's a violation either way.

As you put it, "A player who has stopped his dribble then simply throws a pass to a "spot" on the floor and lets it touch the floor and then goes and retrives the ball," has committed an Illegal Dribble.