Can Someone Please Answer my Question
Can someone please answer my question regarding the traveling violation rules.
The NBA RULE here Says g. If a player, with the ball in his possession, raises his pivot foot off the floor, he must pass or shoot before his pivot foot returns to the floor. If he drops the ball while in the air, he may not be the first to touch the ball.
If a player, with the ball in his possession, raises his pivot foot off the floor, he must pass or shoot before his pivot foot returns to the floor.
My friend interprets that(after he has no dribbles left) as him being able to raise the pivot foot, and shoot or pass off the other foot, before he puts his pivot foot back down.
Here's a scenerio: Say he's dribbling the ball and then he comes to a stop, he loses his dribble, and his pivot foot is his left foot. So he can pretty much move his right foot anywhere as long as his left foot (pivot foot) is touching the floor. Now, according to him and his interpretation of the rules.
He's says your able to lift your (his left foot)pivot foot and shoot off the other foot(right foot) and that's not traveling because the rules say. (before his pivot foot returns to the floor) So he's saying(after he loses his dribble) he can hop or jump, lifting his pivot foot, which is his left and landing on his right foot, then he shoots or pass the ball.
My interpretation of that is, when a player loses his dribble, he's only able to either jump off his pivot foot and shoot or pass before he lands. Or jump off both feet and shoot or pass before his pivot foot lands. But he's not allowed to lift his pivot and jump off his other foot(non-pivot foot).
Can someone please explain to us which interpretation is correct.
|