Table Reporting question/First game report

[Ed Maeder]

Think what you will. Rules is rules.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Ed Maeder

Think what you will. Rules is rules.

Yep, and the rules allow for a call of illegal dribble, yet a travel here is a stretch of the rules.

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Ed Maeder

Think what you will. Rules is rules.

Ed, rules are rules. But you're basing your post on a case play, not a rule. The rule says HOLDING the ball.

The case play is wrong. It's a contradiction of the rule. For years, the case play was correct, in that the ruling was an illegal dribble. Then some know-it-all board member read the play and incorrectly decided it was traveling.

Also, the example of being on the floor, placing the ball on the floor, standing and picking the ball up is traveling still requires that the ball be held.

You cannot travel unless you are holding the ball.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Also, the example of being on the floor, placing the ball on the floor, standing and picking the ball up is traveling still requires that the ball be held.

Yup, it isn't a travel until the ball is held. Just touching the ball is nuthin'.