Airborne Shooter purposely drops ball

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Okay, we made this into a word game, which was not beneficial to the discussion. I think this is all about intent at the time of the release, just as it is when the player is fouled. A1 dropped the ball because he knew he couldn't return to the floor with it. It wasn't a try. It wasn't a fumble. And unless there is a teammate right next to him to pick it up, I can't call it a pass. By default, it is a dribble.

I think it's something that can't yet be determined, as opposed to defaulting to "it must be a dribble".