ncaa traveling

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I have to agree with JRutledge. I watched a lot of basketball yesterday and noticed only 2 blatant travels that were not called. Both of them were at the start of the dribble.

I don't think it's an epidemic as the original poster seems to indicate. But I do think that traveling is the toughest call in basketball.

I disagree. All you have to do is determine which foot is the pivot and...

a) ...determine if it's lifted before the dribble begins,
b) ...determine if he steps with it before releasing the ball.

Some of the "jump stops" are BLATANT travels. A player cannot gather the ball and jump off BOTH feet and land. That's a very easy call but I see it ignore constantly, in high school and college, even in the NCAA Tournament when the best of the best are working.

I've read where people say they "don't want my playoff game to turn into a bunch of travel calls." That's a BS copout. If officials were more consistent in calling it, the problem wouldn't exist.

Yes, JAR, you are correct. It's a HUGE disadvantage for the defense.