double dribble or not

[jritchie]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

There used to be a note in the "Dribble" definition, but that note has been moved to the casebook. It is in 4.15 COMMENT: "It is a dribble when a player stands still and bounces the ball. It is not a dribble when a player stands still and holds the ball and touches it to the floor once or more than once."

What if the player was OOB for a throw in and did the same thing??

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by jritchie

What if the player was OOB for a throw in and did the same thing??

You mean the player simply touched the ball to the ground? Perfectly legal, unless he touches it to the inbounds part of the court (and some people would argue that even that would be legal). Remember that the dribble rules are not in effect during a throw-in. So the thrower-in can dribble, catch the ball, dribble again as many times as he wants, within 5 seconds.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by jritchie

What if the player was OOB for a throw in and did the same thing??

Where does the ball touch the floor? In bounds or out of bounds?

If the ball touches in bounds, it's a throwin violation.
If it touches out of bounds, keep counting.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Where does the ball touch the floor? In bounds or out of bounds?

If the ball touches in bounds, it's a throwin violation.
If it touches out of bounds, keep counting.

Correct.
Touching it to the floor inbounds constitutes carrying the ball onto the court. That's a violation per 9-2-5.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Correct.
Touching it to the floor inbounds constitutes carrying the ball onto the court. That's a violation per 9-2-5.

Thanks, I was starting to question my reading comprehension.