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Forum: Basketball Wed Oct 23, 2013, 11:08pm
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Posted By just another ref
Okay, we made this into a word game, which was...

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...
Forum: Basketball Wed Oct 23, 2013, 10:29am
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Posted By just another ref
Hope that a teammate will retrieve does not, for...

Hope that a teammate will retrieve does not, for me, define a pass.

You said it yourself. He dropped the ball. This is a travelling violation.
Forum: Basketball Wed Oct 23, 2013, 10:05am
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Posted By just another ref
throw: propel (something) with force through the...

throw: propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand


The release is the movement by the arm/hand. The force is supplied by gravity.
Forum: Basketball Wed Oct 23, 2013, 10:00am
Replies: 53
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Posted By just another ref
That was an extreme way to word it, but the...

That was an extreme way to word it, but the bottom line is the same.

It's not going in the basket. It's not a try. If it's dropped straight to the floor, it's also not going "to another...
Forum: Basketball Wed Oct 23, 2013, 09:41am
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Posted By just another ref
In this case, it is both. His intent is to avoid...

In this case, it is both. His intent is to avoid a traveling violation. He knows he can't return to the floor holding the ball, so he drops it straight to the floor. I would give the player a...
Forum: Basketball Tue Oct 22, 2013, 09:57pm
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Posted By just another ref
The definition of a pass includes the phrase: ...

The definition of a pass includes the phrase: "to another player". If there is no other player in the vicinity, and the ball is dropped straight to the floor, to me it is not a pass.
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