Clarifications sought: Verticality, Reaching in , High Dribble--anybody help ?

[Camron Rust]

#1. Even rotating the wrist is not necessarily a violation. The ball must come to rest in the dribbler's hand for there to be a violation. Rotating the hand/wrist might do that, but it might not. It is legal for a dribbler to bump the ball from the bottom, even with the hand facing upwards, as long as the dribbler doesn't "catch it" and lets it hit the ground before touching it again....continuing the dribble.

#2. Generally, yes. No contact, no foul. Simple as that. However, contact with the hand, while it is in contact with the ball, is not a foul. It may feel like a foul to the dribbler (or shooter), but it is, by rule, legal.

#3. Correct...and that grab of the ball might even be well over the opponent. But, as long as they don't jump into the opponent and displace them, there is no foul.

#4. Ball became dead with neither team in control and it wasn't an infraction. Ask yourself this...what did team B do to earn possession?