Sat Mar 26, 2005, 04:27pm
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Originally posted by BktBallRef
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Originally posted by blindzebra
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Originally posted by Jimgolf
The number of steps taken is irrelevant,
The key is which foot is the pivot foot when the dribble ends. He landed left-right at the end of his dribble. This makes the left foot his pivot foot. Once he lifted his left foot, he had to shoot before his left foot touched the ground again. When his left foot touched the ground, it became a traveling violation.
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He landed right-left, not left-right-left. It was VERY close, but both feet were off the floor when he gathered...Tivo is a wonderful thing...
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I've looked at it a number of times. One could argue that he ended the dribble with his left foot on the floor, stepped right, stepped left. That's traveling.
CBS even analyzed again today, pointed out that he took two steps after gathering the ball but said that wasn't traveling. 
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Like I said it was close. Too close to call it in that situation, especially when you have the defender and the dribbler between you and the ball and it should be trail's call any way. Trail was looking right at it and passed.
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