Backcourt on "controlled tap"?

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

We really need to get the phrase "controlled tap" out of our vocabulary. So many people, including officials, use this phrase, but there's no such thing in basketball. The only way to control the ball, by rule, is to HOLD or DRIBBLE a live ball. That's it. That's the list.

If we just forget about a "controlled tap" and ask whether the ball was held or dribbled, we'll be a lot better off.

Absolutely correct. Of course, the new wording of the rule notwithstanding, the action described in the OP is indeed a violation.