When my brother and I play one on one, we allow getting our own airball when shooting from the paint because we don't call fouls on each other. It's just too hard to call fouls fairly. There's always lots of contact when we post up, some bumping and hitting is par for the course. It's only fair if someone gets their errant airball in that case. Airballs from jump shots are automatic turnovers, though. This isn't following any official rules, just our own.
a) I've seen it happen in pick-up also...and I yell forever at the idiots who think you can catch you own airball. That's just ridiculous. Either you stop or I start running around without dribbling. b) I hate the "first" calls too...but those are used so much! Annoys me.. people say "well, we're playing with friends". So what? You can't get physical if you're with friends? It's a competition. c) check ball..gives you a chance ot make sure your team is ready. There's no "bringing the ball down" in half-court, so you get a small break just in case.
I knew this too. It is a judgement call by the ref whether it is a shot or a pass. So you can't just fake airballs and get away with it. Since there are no refs in pick up games we did not allow it. An airball can be caught by they guy who initialted the action. If the ball slips out of your hands you can go and pick it up if you have not dribbled already. If you have dribbled already its double dribble. After you pick up the ball you can't dribble again or its double dribble. You can't throw the ball in the air, catch it and dribble unless you maintain a pivit foot. You are correct that your first dribble does not have to go down, but you can't catch it and continue dribbling. You second dribble must be a normal dribble if you want to continue dribbling.
Oh yeah, anybody remember the "three feet" rule? If you call three feet, the person guarding the in bounds pass has to give you three feet of space. We used to use that rule when we were kids...guess we never thought about just backing up a couple feet.
rofl... that's funny... fairy boy... but yeah... ive never played in a pickup game where catching your own airball was allowed
How about this play? One time I was dribbling against a double team on my way to the basket. One defender went to rip the ball and the other closed in. In order to elude the defense I attempted to go behind the back, but I lost control (one of the defenders hit the ball) and it flipped over my left shoulder. Losing both defenders simultaneously, I caught the ball and laid it up over another defender. Is this move legal? It was definitely one of my most "And 1," nastiest crossovers. The guys who I were playing against said it was illegal. But I claimed that since I did not dribble again and that the ball was hit by one of them, it was perfectly legal. They had no logic for why it was wrong?
Actually you can even dribble again. If they touch it, knocking it out of your possession you can dribble it again.
I was asked to ref a game once, and a ball slipped out of the guys hands, he jumped up to get it, and I called a travel. I dunno even know what the right call was. But I thought it was travel so I blew the whistle. I got ****ing reamed by that team. I thought they were going to chase me out of the gym. And I was just helping their ass out. lol.
My bad for not being clear earlier by saying 2 things in one sentence. I said "You can technically toss the ball in the air, catch it and shoot or continue the dribble." I meant to say: 1) You can toss the ball in the air, catch it and shoot. 2) You can toss the ball in the air, then continue the dribble. Continue means you don't end the 1st dribble by catching the ball, you continue by using one hand and bounce the ball. Another thing, you do not need to maintain a pivot foot in a sense that you toss the ball in the air, with one foot stays in place and then dribble. You can toss the ball yards ahead of you , run to it and continue the dribble.
Your description is not complete so it's hard to say if it was a right call. The rule says you can only dribble once. After you catch the ball by 2 hands or 1 (some guys can catch the ball with 1), you start the dribble by releasing it from your possession. The realease could be accidental such as when the ball slips from your grasp, as long as it's not an opponent who strips it from you. After the release, you dribble with one hand on the ball at a time. You ends the dribble when you catch the ball. In your case, 1) If the guy had not dribble earlier. He caught the ball, then the ball slipped out of his hands (this effectively started his dribble) . He could catch the ball (this ended his dribble). He could then shoot or pass but not dribble again. 2) If the guy had dribbled before. He caught the ball (this ended his dribble). The ball slipped out of his hands. He could not catch the ball again. It was a double dribble.
Well, even if he hadn't dribbled yet, if he caught the ball without letting it touch the ground (which it sounds like since he jumped for it), and he moved his feet, it's a travel. Assuming here, no one poked it out of his hands. In any case, PSJ should have thrown all those bastards out of the game for complaining about the call.
http://www.ncaa.org/library/rules/2004/2004_basketball_rules.pdf Page 81 of the above document, Section 65., Article 1, A.R. 35. According to the 2004 NCAA rules, you can get your own airball, but it specifically states the player is attempting a shot.
I much prefer that to the tall guy who'll never take the ball inside, never go for a rebound and just jacks 3s all day.
