Utah @ Oregon State play (Video)

[JRutledge]

Play #1:


Play #2:


Peace

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

When I first started officiating I thought that the block/charge was the most difficult call to make, but as the years have gone by, players have become so much quicker with their foot work than 50 years ago it is my opinion that traveling is by far the most difficult play to officiate.

MTD, Sr.

[Robert E. Harrison]

Especially when you are taught to referee the defense.

[Camron Rust]

Both are indeed travels. In fact, in the first one, there are 3 travels on the same play. The ball handler, after picking up the ball with the right foot down, hopped on the right foot once before stepping to the left foot the right foot twice more. The first little hop was subtle and likely rarely called for good reason, but the other two were pretty obvious.

[OrStBballRef]

Don't put a cloud over our (likely) one conference victory this year!! We only have 5 wins for a reason.

I caught the 2nd one live and thought it was a travel in real time, but I'm not looking at the first video to confirm that travel :-)

Looking back last year OSU was playing UW and the same player hit a long 3 to win the game. There was a thread about this shot and it was a clear travel that wasn't called and allowed OSU to win the game. Looks like Stevie Thompson is just lucky when it comes to officials and not calling late game travels on him for game winning shots.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

When I first started officiating I thought that the block/charge was the most difficult call to make, but as the years have gone by, players have become so much quicker with their foot work than 50 years ago it is my opinion that traveling is by far the most difficult play to officiate.

Agree 100%.

[#olderthanilook]

Originally Posted by Robert E. Harrison

Especially when you are taught to referee the defense.

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[MechanicGuy]

All I needed to see was "Spin move" to tell you it was a travel.

Seriously, every spin move you see....freeze it and rewind the tape. It's a travel approximately 98% of the time.

That said, I'm certainly not going to be the only one calling it. "The game" of basketball has decided that this is, in practice, a legal move.

[ODog]

Originally Posted by MechanicGuy

All I needed to see was "Spin move" to tell you it was a travel.

Seriously, every spin move you see ... It's a travel approximately 98% of the time.

That said, I'm certainly not going to be the only one calling it. "The game" of basketball has decided that this is, in practice, a legal move.

All of THIS ^^^^. Perfectly said and 100% accurate.

[Raymond]

#1 was a travel no matter which foot is determined to be the pivot. He picks up and replants the right foot and he slides the left foot during that movement.



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