double dribble or not

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Thanks, my bad. For some reason, I was thinking of the play where the player is on the floor (on a knee, for example), sets the ball down, stands up, and is the first to touch the ball. 4-44-5B, 4.44.5B.

Yep, that one oddball exception to the rule, described in the case play, is the only time I know of that a player can travel without "holding the ball." It is only traveling because they said so.

I would consider setting the ball on the floor ("pushes the ball to the floor") while standing, moving the feet, then picking the ball back up to be a dribble as soon as the player picks up the ball again. However, if the player lifted his pivot foot before he placed the ball on the floor, he has traveled.