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Coach, I can understand your frustration because it is not the best understood rule by refs, coaches and fans. I have seen that situation where a player makes a legal jump stop and you get a bunch of fans screaming for a travel.
On the other hand, players who actually travel will argue that their jump stop was legal. The tough part of this play is judging when the player picks up his dribble. If after he picks his dribble, he takes another step and then comes to a jump stop. He has now traveled because the pivot was picked up and put back down.
I've seen myself rewind the VCR to check out this play, just to try to get better at judging this play. My philosophy, if it is not clear that the player has traveled, play on. Same philosophy for fouls, never a good idea to call what you think is a foul.
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