Travelling: What do you think of this?

[rockyroad]

That's ridiculous. The definition of a dribble and how a dribble is started both include the phrase " to the floor" (or similar wording). Since the ball isn't being thrown/pushed/batted to the floor, it isn't an illegal dribble.

Who sent this email out? I certainly hope it was not an assignor or State Interpreter!

[PG_Ref]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

That's ridiculous. The definition of a dribble and how a dribble is started both include the phrase " to the floor" (or similar wording). Since the ball isn't being thrown/pushed/batted to the floor, it isn't an illegal dribble.

Who sent this email out? I certainly hope it was not an assignor or State Interpreter!

LOL ... probably a coach who wanted an illegal dribble called.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

That's ridiculous. The definition of a dribble and how a dribble is started both include the phrase " to the floor" (or similar wording). Since the ball isn't being thrown/pushed/batted to the floor, it isn't an illegal dribble.

Who sent this email out? I certainly hope it was not an assignor or State Interpreter!

Agree. I hate when people send out such rulings from positions of the authority. It basically undermines just about any credibility they may have had when the exact case is in the books and has the exact opposite ruling.

[deecee]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

That's ridiculous. The definition of a dribble and how a dribble is started both include the phrase " to the floor" (or similar wording). Since the ball isn't being thrown/pushed/batted to the floor, it isn't an illegal dribble.

Who sent this email out? I certainly hope it was not an assignor or State Interpreter!

Coordinator of IAABO interpreters.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by deecee

Coordinator of IAABO interpreters.

Holy.

Crap.

I would love to hear the reasoning being used in that interpretation if he/she ever explains it.

[tjones1]

Ask'em what's illegal about the act.

[PG_Ref]

A clarification has been requested from IAABO ... please stay tuned.

[deecee]

Originally Posted by tjones1

Ask'em what's illegal about the act.

i already sent my email to my interpreter with the case play as well as the wording about how a dribble is defined.

Will let you know when I hear back.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Holy.

Crap.

I would love to hear the reasoning being used in that interpretation if he/she ever explains it.

I'm guessing we'll see a retraction before an explanation.

I got the email, too, and emailed our local rules interpreter to see how we should be calling this here.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by deecee

Coordinator of IAABO interpreters.

For us sutherners ... which state is the I in that? Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Idaho? (Or is my USA-ism showing? Iraq? Iran? Ivory Coast? Iceland? India? Indonesia? Ireland? Israel? Italy? (Um ... I think that's all of them...))

[PG_Ref]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

For us sutherners ... which state is the I in that? Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Idaho? (Or is my USA-ism showing? Iraq? Iran? Ivory Coast? Iceland? India? Indonesia? Ireland? Israel? Italy? (Um ... I think that's all of them...))

More like International ... International Association of Approved Basketball Officials.