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[just another ref]

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Originally Posted by just another ref
4.15.4 SIT E b:since the ball did not touch the floor, the tossing and subsequent catch is an illegal dribble.

The argument that the OP is not a violation seems to be based on the idea that the catch ends the dribble. True enough: 4.15.4.a The dribble ends when the dribbler......catches the ball.

SO, why in the above situation did the catch, which ends the dribble,
not prevent a violation?

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

The case play says that the player throws the ball into the air - therefore, he had control and his previous dribble had ended.

He had control, yes, but we don't know whether he had previously dribbled or not. It doesn't matter. Either way this is a violation.