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Originally posted by IUgrad92
I described the play. Salvatore is probably one of the highest paid officials in the world. My point is that being one of the best officials, he shouldn't have missed THIS call. I don't expect these guys to get ever call right, never said that. I would expect an elite official to get this call right though.
I see you didn't refute my comment on NBA officials allowing 3-5 steps just to allow spectacular dunks. That was really my point. Obviously, the rules have evolved, hence the yearly NFHS changes!! NBA officials basically ignore their rules to allow certain events to happen. That's fine with me, the NBA is just entertainment.
Never said that FIBA officials were the best. I saw two-man crews do a heck of a job, consistently, officiating games with the best players from around the world. Heck, I even think that some of the best officials working are in the NCAA.
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I will refute this...
First off I hate the jump stop! That being said the NBA rule is different than the NFHS rule. In NFHS you can step and both feet have to land at the same time and ther can be no future pivot. The NBA allows a two count process so when you have a step, the nxt step hits, and the next foot hits. , looks like three steps, and player jumps... This is a perfectly legal play in the NBA.
Now go back and look and see how many times NFHS officals allow the extra "step" after a jump stop or allow the feet to hit the floor a diffrent times and do not call the travel. It happens all the time, and it happens all the time in the NCAA---
Next the best basketball players in the world are in the NBA bar none. The best team during the olympics was someone else. You can never equate the talents of a team to the talents of the individual players. There is the magical world of synergy, team work, playing together, that builds teams. Duke can recruit all the best players they want bu they get beat.. Now they are consistently good because they have a coach who puts them together.. The Lakers had great talent (Shaq, Kobe, etc) last season and could not put a wins together.