Backcourt Violation Play

bob jenkins · #1 (**permalink**) Thu Jan 19, 2012, 08:57am

The first two times he touched the ball, it was a fumble. The third was a dribble.

Cobra · #2 (**permalink**) Thu Jan 19, 2012, 05:09pm

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Originally Posted by bob jenkins

The first two times he touched the ball, it was a fumble. The third was a dribble.

One can't fumble the ball until player control has been established. What happened in the video would be best described as a muff or bobble.

bob jenkins · #3 (**permalink**) Thu Jan 19, 2012, 09:42pm

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Originally Posted by Cobra

One can't fumble the ball until player control has been established. What happened in the video would be best described as a muff or bobble.

Good point. And, I agree, the words matter.