I Think I Blew One Today ???

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Thanks, but not really, it was just "dumb luck".

Followup question: Does this "Mythbuster" list passage:
When an airborne player keeps control of an attempted shot that is blocked and is unable to release the ball and returns to the floor with it, that player has not traveled; it is a held ball. If, in this situation, the shooter releases the ball, then this is simply a blocked shot and play continues. When an airborne player tries for goal, sees that the try will be blocked, purposely drops the ball, and picks up the ball after it hits the floor, that player has traveled by starting a dribble with the pivot foot off the floor, whether, or not, the defensive player touches the ball in the block attempt...

1) Releases sounds like an intentional act. I think you want something that indicates the defense caused this, such as "loses control becasue fo the block."

2) (a) you don't need the ", or not" ("whether" is sufficient); (b) if the defense touches the ball and then it's dropped, it's travelling; if the ball is dropped and then it's touched, I'd have nothing.