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Agreed. Lifting a foot never causes a violation.
BTW, I have been watching a lot of ball this winter. The most overlooked call in this regard is the failure to jumpstop when stepping off one foot. I see many refs allow a player to pick up the dribble, jump off one foot, and do a very clear one-two stop landing. Frequently it aids in a change of direction, with the first foot down doing the change and the second launching the player in the new direction. This results in a huge and illegal advantage for the offense.
On this type of play, because it starts out looking like a jump stop (as opposed to looking like three running steps), it is treated like a jump stop. In reality, it is three steps and a violation.
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