Self bat

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by just another ref

That is not the issue here. If a player has ended his dribble, then throws the ball toward a teammate, then for whatever reason, goes and catches it himself, it is an illegal dribble whether it hits the floor first or not.

Agreed, but the point is the same - sometimes we need to wait to see what the outcome of the entire play is before we can call a violation.