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Originally Posted by MrPlywood
I'm enjoying the debate guys. Thanks for the replies. For my part, I'm not a ref. That said, I noticed the second step in the long shot, then it was confirmed in the replay. I was struck by the way the announcers were discussing whether Kidd was behind the line and not the fact that he took steps to get the shot off.
As far as the "2-inch wiggle", had the the replay shown that his foot was 1/4" over the three point line, that shot would have been a two. Inches count.
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Yes, inches count, but lines are always more easily enforced (by their very nature) than pivot feet and short steps when a player is constantly moving on the feet. Traveling isn't nearly as important to the powers-that-be as monitoring the three point line; otherwise travels would be subject to replay review.