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Old Fri Nov 03, 2006, 01:56am
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a1 passed to a2...a2 tried to throw a pass to a3...a3 left the area...a2 went and got the ball...

can a2 get the ball w/o a violation?
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Old Fri Nov 03, 2006, 04:39am
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The short answer is yes.

The explanation is longer.
Once the "pass" hits the floor it is just a long dribble. The player who threw it, A2, may go get it. If A2 grabs the ball with two hands upon reaching it, he has ended his dribble and may not start another one. If upon reaching the ball A2 continues the dribble by using only one hand, this is legal.

If A2 had already dribbled before throwing this pass then his retrieving it would be a double dribble violation.

If A2's "pass" doesn't hit the floor and A2 is able to run over and catch it that is an illegal dribble violation.
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Old Fri Nov 03, 2006, 07:21am
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It's a horribly worded question. First, it doesn't tell you what A2 did before releasing the "pass". If A2 ended a dribble before the pass, then he may NOT recover it. That would be a double dribble. It says he received a pass and then passed, so we have to assume that there was not a dribble, I guess.

Also, the question doesn't tell you whether the "pass" hits the floor before being touched by A2. If it doesn't bounce, then A2 may NOT recover it.

Nevada's answer is exactly correct. He can recover it but may not dribble. But it's a terrible question. There are about 5 questions on this year's exam that should never have made it through the editing process.
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It's a horribly worded question. First, it doesn't tell you what A2 did before releasing the "pass". If A2 ended a dribble before the pass, then he may NOT recover it. That would be a double dribble. It says he received a pass and then passed, so we have to assume that there was not a dribble, I guess.

Also, the question doesn't tell you whether the "pass" hits the floor before being touched by A2. If it doesn't bounce, then A2 may NOT recover it.

Nevada's answer is exactly correct. He can recover it but may not dribble. But it's a terrible question. There are about 5 questions on this year's exam that should never have made it through the editing process.
I think since the situation states that a1 passed to a2 to a3 the assumption that there is no dribble is valid.

However, it's irrelevant.

The question doesn't ask if there's a violation, since there is not enough information to determine that. The situation doesn't state whether or not the ball went from frontcourt to backcourt, or out-of-bounds, for that matter.

The question asks "Can a2 get the ball w/o a violation?" This is asking whether there is a hypothetical set of circumstances where there would not be a violation, and the answer, as you've pointed out, is yes.

Of course, whether they actually knew they were asking this or not is open to debate.
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