Please help clarify - 'half step' rule

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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Unfortunately, that'd true....and that's exactly why the NBE is such a joke today......and if you do any reading, it's also why the NBE seems to have about zero credibility left when it comes to it's officiating philosophies. Nobody, and I mean nobody, can seem to come up with any idea of what a travel or a foul actually is anymore.

Careful JR! Heaven forbid that anyone hint that something's not being called properly.

Originally Posted by just another ref

We hear this all the time. It doesn't fly with me. Kobe is arguably the best player in the world at this time. If he doesn't know how to dunk without committing a violation, he needs to just lay it up.

You obviously didn't see last night's game. For some to compare Kobe to Jordan is ridiculous.

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

It may not fly with you but you ain't paying anyone's salary. Do you think it's an accident that those obvious travels aren't being called?

WTF does that have to do with it? Whether he's paying anybody's salary or not, a traveling violation on a superstar shouldn't be ignored.

That's just plain stupid.