Wrong Way to Start the 4th

[La Rikardo]

Originally Posted by just another ref

I think when the player throws at the wrong goal, you consider it a pass unless that same player is first to touch after it hits the board. Then it becomes a dribble, possibly an illegal dribble. Team control foul on the rebound is one thing I hadn't thought about. The possibility of a ten second violation while a "shot" is in the air would be interesting.

I can't believe we're discussing this.

4-31 defines a pass as movement of the ball caused by a player who throws, bats, or rolls the ball to another player. Throwing the ball at the opponent's basket is not a pass. It is the start of a dribble which may become interrupted if he is not the first to touch the ball after it has touched the floor. Since this must be a dribble, a violation for an illegal dribble occurs the moment the ball leaves the player's hand if the player had previously dribbled.