Traveling

[bob jenkins]

Originally posted by Dennis Nicely
He has essentially switched from one pivot foot to another. I would contend this is a travel, yet I rarely see it called, despite the fact that it occurs multiple times in most of the games I watch or officiate.

Yes, as stated above, it's a travel.

But, if we're watching the defense (did the player get open because of an illegal screen? did / will the defender push through the screen? is there a defender that's running at the shooter that I need to watch?), it's sometimes difficult to tell exactly what happened -- did the player switch pivot feet after catching the ball, or start the move just prior to catching the ball? Was it a "short" jump stop? The "benefit of the doubt" goes to the offense here -- don't call the travel unless you're sure it's a travel.