Fumble?
 

Fumble is judgement, correct?

A1 is dribbling and goes to make a one-handed bounce pass off the dribble to A2 ... just as A1 goes to release he sees A2 is being defended and attempts to pull back, however ball floats ahead where A1 takes a couple of steps and grabs the ball.

Do you have anything here?

My thought was he was attempting a pass, but after thinking it over it could have been a fumble.

Thoughts?

I believe even if it was a pass, it can be retrieved. As long as the player doesn't start a new dribble, it sounds legal.

it is ur judgement, but if he still had his dribble before the pass or fumble you can retrieve it. If you judgment says it was a pass and he got it then no dribble can be made. If u thought it was a fumble than he can still dribble. remember you can fumble , dribble, fumble, but u cant dribble fumble, dribble.

a pass could be the start of a dribble if its a legit pass and he still has a dribble.

if he didnt have his dribble before the pass than he can get it if its thought to be a fumble, but cant get it if u think its a pass..

Fixed it for you. :)

thanks mark:)

That's the key ... he can't get it if the officials judges it to be a pass - only if it was a fumble.

If he does get it and the official judges it to be a pass - what is the violation called?

That's his way of letting you know that text message format is not popular/accepted here. FYI.

What in the heck is FYI then?

Cheap Keyboards ...
 

It's not the poster's fault. He probably has the same problem with his keyboard that my daughter, and my son's best friend, have. The shift key is broken. Whenever I get an email from them, the proper nouns, and the beginning of sentences, never have a capital letter. How much do you want to bet that all three have the same brand, and model, keyboard?

"You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato" ...
 

Wasn't that the name of the fictional television newsmagazine that Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) hosted back in the late 1980's and into the 1990's?

IMHO, yes

Very Discomforting
 

My keyboard really caused me problems Christmas day. Everytime I tried to type (input) an a, e, i, o, or u, the keyboard would stick and I'd end up with five or six of those letters all strung together. I took my keyboard into the local computer tech today, and he diagnosed it as "irritable vowel syndrome." He fixed it.
Sorry. :D

And I Know My Titles ...
 

You'd better be. Funny title though.

never appologise for good slapstick.

How Did You Get Your Keyboard To Type IMHO, Huh ???
 

Cute.

Fixed it for you.

Double/illegal dribble. 7.1.1 Situation D.

Could also have been any one of the Slavic languages. ;)

For Coaches, And Fanboys, Without Casebooks ...
 

7.1.1 SITUATION D: A1 jumps from inbounds to retrieve an errant pass near a boundary line. A1 catches the ball while in the air and tosses it back to the court. A1 lands out of bounds and (a) is the first to touch the ball after returning inbounds; (b) returns inbounds and immediately dribbles the ball; or (c) picks up the ball after returning to the court and then begins a dribble. RULING: Legal in (a) and (b). Illegal in (c) as the controlled toss of the ball to the court by A1 constitutes the start of a dribble, dribbling a second time after picking up the ball is an illegal dribble violation. (4-15-5; 4-15-6d; 4-35; 9-5)

Returning in bounds: One foot in NFHS and two feet in NCAA ... is this correct?

No.

Ok then .... what part was true and what part was false?

Hey! I resemble that remark!

Inbounds player: something in and nothing out. Doesn't have to be a foot in either case (in or out).

And never has to be two feet.

One Ponytail Out, Or One Pigtail Out ...
 

Moderately off topic, but this reminded me of a play I had yesterday. A few girls on the ground, near the endline, going for loose ball. As lead, I'm watching for a foul, a travel, or a held ball, when one of the players grabbing for the ball has her long ponytail brush out of bounds. Easy call. A few parents who were sitting in line with the endline questioned me during a timeout. They had no problem with my explanation that the ponytail is a part of the player's body, and in the case of two pigtails, only one pigtail needs to be out of bounds for the player to be out of bounds.

2005-06 NFHS Basketball Rules Interpretations

SITUATION 9: A1 recovers a loose ball on the playing court near the sideline, with his/her body entirely in bounds. However, A1's head is hovering out of bounds and his/her hair (which is in a long ponytail) is touching the floor, out of bounds. RULING: A1 is called for the out-of-bounds violation. (7-1-1; 7-1-2; 9-3-1)

That's Amazing ...
 

Less than thirty minutes to find an interpretation that's three years old.

Sorry, I didn't see your post until 9AM PST. :D

Spring Ahead, Fall Back; Or Spring Back, Fall Ahead ???
 

So you answered my post before I made it? You're good, but not that good. I guess I'm confused. That cross the International Date Line, ten-second count situation, gives me a headache every time it comes up. Let's see, the Sun comes up in the East, and winds curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere, and moss grows on the North side of trees, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and now all of Indiana uses daylight saving time, and there are twenty-nine days in February in a leap year, and ... Forget it.

As a youth, I was once called for 3 seconds because my shoelace was still in the key.

Your coach should have taught you how to properly tie your shoes as John Wooden used to do with his players. :D

That's Why The Wizard Of Westwood's Team Won 88 Consecutive Games ...
 

His players tied their shoes two shoes at a time, while every other team in the country had their players tie their shoes one shoe at a time.

Thanks for the clatification - I thought the NCAA rule was different.