Travel - taking the easy way out....

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by jmkbball

-- good players can and do indeed fake catching passes to allow them an advantage in hopes of not having to commit to a dribble. Some do it better than others.

That could be true but it really isn't what we've been discussing. We've been talking about a player taking steps while fumbling the ball. Iow, we're talking about whether that player was travelling or not. What you brought up is whether or not an illegal second dribble occurred after a (maybe) fumbled pass. Different violations- apples and oranges.