That's a SMART question. You really should get a Rule Book and read the definition of travelling. It will help your game (seriously). Some players don't take ADVANTAGE of what you can legally do and others mess up because they don't know the technicalities like NOT picking up your pivot foot before releasing the ball for a dribble. On your question. If you land on one foot after catching the ball it is your pivot foot when the other foot touches the floor. You can pick up your pivot foot but you must pass or shoot before it touches the floor a second time. There is another part of the Rule about jumbing off one foot and landing on two. My biggest beefs (NBA) are that I see a lot of guys travel by catching in the air - landing on two feet - then jumbing, drop stepping and touching the pivot foot before shooting/passing and on the 3 point catch-turn-shoot move. I don't think this is entertainment - I think it is sloppy, unprecise basketball.
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Originally posted by ilya:
One more question 
(i hope i'm not annyoing)
How many steps can a player take not to travel?? I always thought it was two and that's how i usually play, but i've seen NBA players, say Kobe, take 3 steps and no call. He often drives to the basket taking 2 steps then one more and pulls up and shoots.