[mick]

Originally posted by ilya
Ok. In my rec game (we lost by like 18 cuz we all had a terrible game), i get he ball inbounds. about 10 seconds left in the quarter. i dribble to the half court line, take one step with my left foot (the ball is in my hands now) and one with the right, and pass it to an open man. the ref calls a travel.
is that a correct call?

Exactly what did you do, Ilya?
Got to half court and took a step w/ left before you grabbed the ball with both hands, or as you grabbed the ball with both hands. That Ref must've thought your Right was you pivot. Did your Right go down before you passed?
Paint a picture.

also, there were a bunch of calls i have questions about
one of them:
I shoot the ball. Right after releasing the ball, the defender smacks me on the wrist, so that his fingers get locked in between my fingers. the ref calls nothing.
is that a foul or not?

It didn't affect your shot, or your landing, did it? Or did it affect your follow through? Then it's a foul if it affected the shot.

another one:
a 2 on 1 break for them (i'm that one on D)
player B1 gets the ball, i put my hands around him so he doesn't get an easy layup and would shoot FTs (we're in the penalty by then)
when i do that, he passes off and B2 makes a layup. shouldn't that have been a foul on me??

Sounds like an intentional foul, Ilya. If you weren't so far behind the Ref may have given them two shots and the ball for a throw-in.

mick