Dribbler goes out of bounds & is first to touch the ball again

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

No, it doesn't peclude anything. If it said the player "accidentally lets the ball get away," or "player accidentally gives up control," you'd be correct. There's nothing in that statement that precludes intent; except to you.

You have to completely change the subject of the sentence to get there. The rule talks about what the ball is doing, not what the player is doing. The difference is important.

Players intentionally give up control all the time on plays where the ball goes precisely where they intended it to go.

What difference does this make? I'm not saying a player can't intentionally give up control. I'm saying a player can't intentionally start an interrupted dribble.