Double dribble

[SNIPERBBB]

Really shouldnt be any reason to loose track. I know a few guys that like to keep talking to themselves mentally during the play to keep track.

The times I've seen where they get away with is 2-man games where the T gets straightlined,of course getting straightlined in 2/3 from any position is a good way to miss a lot of stuff, and is looking through the ball handler's back on a quick pick-up and dribble.

Happens to the best of us:

[potato]

Originally Posted by AremRed

Happens to the best of us:

Nothing special, when the player freezes or starts shuffling around for more than 5 seconds people start to forget whether the guy dribbled, or more frequently which foot was his pivot foot.

[billyu2]

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

Really shouldnt be any reason to loose track. I know a few guys that like to keep talking to themselves mentally during the play to keep track.

The times I've seen where they get away with is 2-man games where the T gets straightlined,of course getting straightlined in 2/3 from any position is a good way to miss a lot of stuff, and is looking through the ball handler's back on a quick pick-up and dribble.

It happens. Just like those dog-gone false double vowels.

[just another ref]

I don't think there's any trick to it, you just have to pay close attention. Anything a player does casually, naturally is much more likely to be missed. In the posted video here, I think the player himself had forgotten, so it's not hard to imagine that the officials did too. Another one I have seen. A player tucks the ball under one arm and stands for an extended length of time to hold for the last shot. Just before time to start the last shot sequence, the ball handler will wipe both shoes clean. oops

Originally Posted by just another ref

Another one I have seen. A player tucks the ball under one arm and stands for an extended length of time to hold for the last shot. Just before time to start the last shot sequence, the ball handler will wipe both shoes clean. oops

Not a travel, no advantage.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by AremRed

Not a travel, no advantage.

Advantage not required.
There certainly is an advantage here, though, in that the player is allowed to fix a traction issue.

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Adam

Advantage not required.
There certainly is an advantage here, though, in that the player is allowed to fix a traction issue.

I assumed he was kidding.

Originally Posted by Adam

Advantage not required.
There certainly is an advantage here, though, in that the player is allowed to fix a traction issue.

Originally Posted by just another ref

I assumed he was kidding.

I was being serious, otherwise I would have thrown in a .

I agree, advantage not required by rule but that seems to be the direction in which a lot of high-level (TV) basketball is headed.

[Sharpshooternes]

Originally Posted by billyu2

It happens. Just like those dog-gone false double vowels.

The other time it happens is when the ball is being dribbled in one official's area and then into another's and the dribble is picked up. Then they dribble again after the hold and official has forgotten about the original dribble.

[j51969]

Originally Posted by billyu2

It happens. Just like those dog-gone false double vowels.

Ok.... that was clever

[Rich]

If a player wiped both shoes, I'd probably not notice. I don't spend a lot of time staring at a player who's standing still with the ball.

[RefCT]

Originally Posted by Rich

If a player wiped both shoes, I'd probably not notice. I don't spend a lot of time staring at a player who's standing still with the ball.

If you did notice, would you call it? Has anyone ever called this or seen it called?

Becoming more aware of it now, does anyone plan on calling it if they see it?

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by RefCT

If you did notice, would you call it? Has anyone ever called this or seen it called?

Becoming more aware of it now, does anyone plan on calling it if they see it?

I think I called it once. If not exactly this, it was something similar. The team slowed down the game a lot, whenever the defense was backed up in a zone, they would pull it out. The point guard had some kind of weird little habit, if it wasn't wiping the shoes it was something else that involved moving both feet. If memory serves, I called it at least once and saw him do it another time or two when watching this team as a spectator.

[griblets]

Originally Posted by RefCT

If you did notice, would you call it? Has anyone ever called this or seen it called?

I had the exact play described in a summer travel youth league about 20 years ago. A1 picked up his foot wiped it clean, then picked up his pivot foot and wiped it clean. When his pivot foot returned to the ground, I called the travel. I called it then, and will call it exactly the same way the next time I see it.