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Originally Posted by hoopguy

Gathering the ball while in the air while dribbling on the run is a myth. Basketball players end their dribble with one foot on the ground when they are moving and dribbling. You do not need two hands to end a dribble. Saying they are 'in the air while dribbling' allows players illegal travels often resulting in scoring plays by giving the offensive player an extra step or undeserved foul call.

Years ago, players from Europe would play in the US and do this all of the time and be called for travel. Now we allow it in the US. Our game has turned into the European game with 3 step travels, holding, jump stops into pivots. Movement and flow has changed to grab and hold and isolations.

Gotta disagree with you...at least with your first paragraph in part. First off, it's quite easy to gather the ball while both feet are off the floor on the run...that's occurs on run of the mill, basic lay-ups that kids are thought in 3rd-4th grade. No one is saying a player has to have two hands on the ball to have gathered the ball, but for the majority of plays, it's the de facto point at which the dribble has ended and makes for a clear delineation point to help determine the pivot foot.