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Originally posted by Brian Watson:
How did this ever get classified as a travel? Was that the call years ago, or did some official not know what signal to use?
It was never a travel call to my knowledge. I suspect it is simply the "default" call for many officials, because it looks like a travel that occurs on the court. In some folks' minds, since the player "can't move" from his spot, it MUST be a travel if he does move. I cringe when I see veteran officials signal travelling for this one, but it continues to happen.
[This message has been edited by Todd VandenAkker (edited April 08, 2000).]