Women's Championship Game

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by OHBBREF

Ex. A1 standing still legally starts his/her dribble by batting the ball to the floor, and moves toward the basket, after several steps A1 places both hands on the ball then intentionally bats the ball to the floor again and;
a. Continues to dribble
b. Runs along side the ball, without touching it.
You have an illegal dribble in one and not in the other?

I believe that the violation occurs when the dribble starts.

DD in a.

Nothing in b.

Otherwise a bounce pass would be a DD.

[JoeTheRef]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

DD in a.

Nothing in b.

Otherwise a bounce pass would be a DD.

A bounce pass is a pass. Unless a teammate is standing on the dribbler's shoulders, if she starts the second dribble, she's violated. I can differentiate between when a player throws a bounce pass and when a person starts a dribble. Once I make that distinction that she's started a second illegal dribble, I would violate that dribbler.

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by JoeTheRef

Once I make that distinction that she's started a second illegal dribble, I would violate that dribbler.

That seems like kinda of a harsh punishment!! ( )

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

That seems like kinda of a harsh punishment!! ( )

Well, kinda depends on a number of factors, don't you think?

[All_Heart]

Originally Posted by JoeTheRef

Once I make that distinction that she's started a second illegal dribble, I would violate that dribbler

Originally Posted by rainmaker

That seems like kinda of a harsh punishment!! ( )

LOL! Thanks for the laugh!

[Adam]

The thing is, a bounce pass becomes a dribble once the passer touches it first.

[OHBBREF]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

The thing is, a bounce pass becomes a dribble once the passer touches it first.

correct - but a dribble becomes a dribble when it starts.
there are times when you have to wait and see but if a play stops their dribble and then starts to dribble they have violated once the ball hits the floor.
Example
player A1 has stopped thier dribble and then bats the ball to the floor to start a dribble -
a)On the way to the floor the ball is hit by player B1
b) The ball hits the floor and the ball is batted OB by player B1
c)On the way to the floor the ball is hit by player A2
d)The ball hits the floor and is coming back to A1

I have
nothing in A and C
illegal dribble in B and D

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by OHBBREF

correct - but a dribble becomes a dribble when it starts.

But it's not illegal to start a dribble a second time.

[jkjenning]

Originally Posted by OHBBREF

b) The ball hits the floor and the ball is batted OB by player B1
d)The ball hits the floor and is coming back to A1

illegal dribble in B and D

Originally Posted by JoeTheRef

caseplay 9.5 A1 dribbles stops and throws the ball off the opponents backboard or an official and catches the rebound constitutes another dribble the caseplay specifically says the violation doesn't occur until A1 is the first one to touch the ball.

Sound right to say no violation in B and technically no violation in D either.

Originally Posted by OHBBREF

If you start a dribble a second time - are you not dribbling a second time?

From the case play the intent of the rule seems clear that a dribble is not defined as an actual dribble until the ball first returns to the player who started the dribble. This does seem to contradict the definition of dribble, where the dribble begins when the ball is pushed to the floor... the difference between dribble and double dribble.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by JoeTheRef

Unless a teammate is standing on the dribbler's shoulders, if she starts the second dribble, she's violated.

So IOW you'll accept that there are cases where DD would be the wrong call. That's a step in the right direction.

The rule says it's illegal to dribble a second time.

It does not say it's illegal to *start* a dribble a second time. That's because you must wait for the play to continue to determine if a second dribble occurred.

Don't overthink this, it's not that hard.