Hitting the Ball with One's Fist

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Dunno. It just seems illegal.

The comes to rest in one hand thing was the best I could do on short notice.

Well, how about this....

There is no limit on how high a dribble can go. Right? Wouldn't this just be a really short dribble?

I might agree with you in the spirit of the rule if the player deliberately pinned the ball between his hand and the floor. That could be argued to be at rest in the hand.

However, a momentary contact isn't at rest in the hand any more than it would be on every dribble. It may be at rest on the floor, but that is not the same as in the hand.