What call if any?

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

So what if he didn't gather the ball until he's already got both feet off the floor?

ball bounces, feet push straight up and body heads forbasket, then both hands on ball and pull it up toward the basket? Now, if he never shoots, is it legal to land? He never had a pivot foot, did he?

You know, with everything we have to watch at once, I admit that I couldn't tell you exactly when a player going for a layup picked up the ball. But this scenario sounds like one that would get my attention. Not actually gathering the ball until he's already airborne? I think you're right about it not being a travel. But it's probably 50/50 as to whether I'd call it (even though I try never to call a travel on something just because it looks funny, occassionally I do call a "that's gotta be a travel" travel).