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Originally Posted by crosscountry55
I couldn't have written this comment any better. It's a great question.
IMO, as the game has become more physical, keeping an eye on defenders, particularly their upper bodies where most contact occurs, has become imperative. So it's hard to simultaneously watch the footwork on the separate offensive player. And of course if you're not sure, you can't call it. "Referee the defense!" they say. Good advice, but missing some travels is an obvious pitfall.
Until the game becomes less physical and/or less spread out like it used to be, I don't see travelling calls going up. C'est la vie. To be fair, it's not a huge point of contention for most of the evaluators and clinicians I've come across, so I think they're aware that this is a very hard nut to crack as well.
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so in short the game has become more Offensive friendly.
notice uncalled travels are pretty common in this playoff, especially players like Kyrie Irving, that 1 extra step allows them to catch the defenders offguard, which is a huge advantage. but then again things happen so fast i believe most of the time the refs just ask himself:"hey, did he just travelled?".