NBA rulings!!! Please help me?

Question

I have a few NBA ruling questions, please answer thats all I want! And only NBA, and don't ask why not streetball..

1.) Explain a turnover

2.) If you put the ball between your legs and mess up and run to go get the ball and pick it up before anyone, is that a turnover?

3.) If you are done your dribble and through the ball straight ahead of you and run to get it and get it before anyone else, is that a turnover?

4.) Player A catches the ball with Player B behind him. Player A spins around him than dribbles and goes for a lay up. Can you do this?

5.) In the theme song of "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air" when Will is talking about shooting hoops in his home town and he starts doing all his fancing moves just standing there, can you do that?

6.) After you are done your dribble can you spin the ball on your finger, throw the ball up and down without letting it land on the floor and all that stuff, is that legal?

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Answer 1

ok well you seem pretty unsure of NBA rulings in general so ill try my best to explain them all.

1) a turnover is when you commit a violation or an error and it results in the other team getting the ball. for example you throw a pass and the other team catches it, thats a turnover.
another example would be if you dribbling and then stopped, and then started dribbling again. the ref. blows the whistle and gives the ball to the other team = turnover.

2)If you are dribbling and you lose control, it's ruled as a loose ball so its up for grabs. if the other team picks it up its a turnover. but you you pick it up it is not. if you pick it up you play it from there as if you just caught a pass.

3)YES. that is considered a pass to yourself and you cannot do that. the other team would recieve possesion. you cannot throw a pass to yourself. also, if you shoot a shot and it doesnt hit the rim or backboard you cannot get that either.
BUT if any other player on the court touches it then it is a live ball and you can grab it.

4)Yes if you are dribbling while you spin. you can only take 2 steps without dribbling or else it is a travel which is a turnover.

If you keep 1 foot planted and step in a spinnig motion, (turn your body like 1/2 around) then dribble to your side and finish the spin by continuing the rotation and stepping with the previously planted foot, that is a generic spin move. and that is legal.

5)You cannot move your feet unless you're dribbling. and once you start dribbling and you pick it up you cannot start dribbling again.

so as long as you do neither of the above, you are aloud to play around with the ball all you want.

6)SAME AS 5... as long as you dont take steps or dribble again you can do whatever your heart desires with the ball.
(i mean that is unless the defender steals it! =])


hope i answered these fairly well

Answer 2

1.)A turnover is when either an opponent steals the ball or an offensive foul happens or a travel or double dribble or carrying the ball gets called. The control of the ball then goes over to the other side.

2.)No, but you can only shoot with it or pass it. If you try to dribble it again it is a double dribble and a turnover.

3.) If I understand you right, yes, it is a turnover. Either you throw it and it bounces off the ground and it is a double dribble or you throw it and it keeps in the air then it is a travel.

4.) Depends, he can only lift one foot off the ground before he dribbles or it is a travel. But if he does lift only one foot, yes, it is legal.

5.)Sorry, no idea, I have never seen the show.

6.)Yes, if you don't move more than one foot and don't let the ball hit the ground unless you are trying to pass. Bounce passes are okay.

Answer 3

1. Turn-over -when you give the ball to the opposing team unintentionally.
2. No. It's considered a loose ball. If the opposing team gets the ball then it's considered as a turn-over.
3. Same answer as number 2.
4. Yeah, many players do it it's called an assist behind the back.
5. No you can't move until you dribble. If you do it you'll be called for travelling which is a common violation.
6. Same answer as number 5.

(There I just used the common lay-man's term so that you can understand. Hope that this helps.)

Answer 4

1.) Turnover is where you give the opponent the ball on accident like offensive foul, stepping out of bounds, passing the other team the ball, steal, and more!

2.) Nope

3.) Nope, but it is if you start dribbling again

4.) Yes, but player b is behind him

5.) probably but it's not a good idea to do in the NBA

6.) Yeah but you have to shoot or pass but you could lose the ball if you spin it on your finger in an NBA game!

Answer 5

1) in a turnover, you give the ball to the other team on messing up. you could go out of bounds, go back court, foul...alotta stuff.

2)No it's not a turnover, but you can't dribble anymore.

3)again, no but u cant dribble

4) Yeah

5)No

6) no...unless ur on the Harlem Globetrotters

Answer 6

A turnover is simply giving away the ball to the opponent in all
cases. Even if you fumble the ball, your opponent got the ball
in control, but immediately you got the ball back, then there were
2 turnovers, one by each team.