TRAVELING?

[Mark Padgett]

Just for clarification, in two of the posts above, people tried to give a definition of player control. One said it is holding or dribbling a ball. The other said it is holding or dribbling a live ball. Actually, it's holding or dribbling a live ball inbounds.

If it wasn't, you would have player control, and therefore team control, during throw-ins, etc.

[Hawks Coach]

Originally posted by Slider
But, 4-43-3 and 4-43-4 explain how you legally [intentionally] relinquish control: try, dribble, or pass.

[Edited by Slider on Feb 1st, 2002 at 03:32 PM]

Not to be overly anal about this, but 4-43 says nothing about player control being relinquished. Dribbling DOES NOT relinquish control - it is one of the only two ways a player may be in control (4-12-1). Dribbling is the way you may legally move (both feet - and return them to the floor - for you equally anal types!) while in control. And it is differentiated from try or pass because you may not lift the pivot foot before dribbling. And with a try or pass, you do relinquish control.

[Slider]

Originally posted by Hawks Coach
but 4-43 says nothing about player control being relinquished

Good points, Thanks!!! Also, thanks to Mark Padgett and Mark Dexter above.

I fixed my most recent posts to reflect your comments.