Fri Feb 03, 2006, 01:34am
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Originally posted by assignmentmaker
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Originally posted by Skarecrow
for clarification, you get a step---and a half-----when the left foot hits, that becomes the pivot foot...when the right foot hits, that is your ONE step...you then get a half of a step by lifting the pivot foot. And then shooting, or passing, before the pivot foot hits the floor, which would make two steps and a travel. You have never been able to have two steps...only a step and a half....
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Not quibbling with your useful explanation, but for clarity, the player actualy gets 1.9999... steps. As long as the player shoots or passes before that second foot comes down, it's OK. Many a travel gets called because the player looks awkward, and, in error, guilty.
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And I wish I had a nickel for every time some uninformed fan, coach or player has whined about this.....I probably hear it a dozen times a game or more. It isn't a travel until the pivot foot touches the floor again, assuming of course the player hasn't already passed the ball or started a dribble.
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