Bounce pass to self

[Nevadaref]

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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
In the case of the ball that is kicked before it returns to the hand, I have an illegal dribble...it happend first. You're forcing the defender to defend illegal actions

Originally Posted by rainmaker

You're not forcing them to defend illegal actions if the push isn't illegal until it touches the hand again. How do you know it wasn't just an errant bounce pass? You don't. The problem isn't our interpretations. The problem is the wording in the book, and knowing what the rules committee wants. I mean, Howard was on the rules committee for pete's sake, and he says it's not a violation until it's touched a second time. So what was the intention of the committee over all?

So was Howard on the committee at the time when dribble definition was written? Was he a committee member when the case plays that we've cited were published? Was he involved in the discussion and wording of these? What years did he serve? What years were these items written/discussed/published?

Do you have any idea about the timing of these events? If not, then the fact that someone was once on a committee provides no significant insight on these matters.