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Originally Posted by SamIAm
I admire your effort Bob, but you have been of little help. I have modified your answer so that it work with nearly any question involving a violation. Feel free to use it.
It is a violation if the conditions in the violation rule are met.
A little help anyone.
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That's because I didn't (don't) understand from your post what the player did in terms of the requirements of the rule. Did the player come to a stop? Was a pivot foot established (by the terms of the rule -- stopping, with only one foot on the floor does not establish that foot as the pivot foot)?
If both those answers are "yes", then I would envision a step as being within, well, stepping distance (say, 3' for a guard to 4' for a tall center) and mostly horizontal (the center of mass stays about 4' above the floor). A jump would be if the distance is more than that or the center of mass rises then falls.
It's judgment -- sometimes you just have to officiate.