Travel Question

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Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

4.44.5 SITUATION B: A1 dives for a loose ball and slides after gaining control. A1 is in a position either on his/her back or stomach. What can A1 do without violating? RULING: A1 may pass, shoot, start a dribble or call a time-out. Once A1 has the ball and is no longer sliding, he/she may not roll over. If flat on his/her back, A1 may sit up without violating. Any attempt to get to the feet is traveling unless A1 is dribbling. It is also traveling if A1 puts the ball on the floor, then rises and is first to touch the ball. (4-44-5b)

Does that cover it?

I think that the part in red is why the OP is saying that there is a gap in the rule. If while the player was still sliding he/she was able to rise to the feet before the momentum of that slide ceased, then the part which you put in bold wouldn't apply. That's taking the wording quite literally, of course.

The easy response is that the slide ends when the player is no longer on the floor. Simply define a slide as something that a player does while on the floor, and then the getting up becomes a violation.