Purdue v Michigan - Travel Missed?

[Raymond]

Technically, a bunny hop is no different than a jump shooter who never releases the try and comes back down to the court with the ball.

[RefsNCoaches]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Technically, a bunny hop is no different that a jump shooter who never releases the try and comes back down to the court with the ball.

I know...I'm picking at the wording of the rule at this point.
I had some guys at work going because I am a Michigan fan and they are IU guys....I keyed in on/argued about establishing a pivot foot to determine travel and got them thinking

Technically, I guess 44-1 where it says A Player who catches the ball with both feet on the floor may pivot using either foot. When one foot is lifted, the other is the pivot.

44-4 does say one or both may be lifted but not returned to the floor before ball is released....but it also is preceded by After coming to stop and neither foot can be a pivot

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by RefsNCoaches

I know...I'm picking at the wording of the rule at this point.
I had some guys at work going because I am a Michigan fan and they are IU guys....I keyed in on/argued about establishing a pivot foot to determine travel and got them thinking

Technically, I guess 44-1 where it says A Player who catches the ball with both feet on the floor may pivot using either foot. When one foot is lifted, the other is the pivot.

44-4 does say one or both may be lifted but not returned to the floor before ball is released....but it also is preceded by After coming to stop and neither foot can be a pivot

The beginning of 4-44 establishes that foot movement, while holding the ball, outside the prescribed limits is a travel. If a player does something with his/her feet while holding the ball that is not described, it is, by definition, a travel.