Indiana\Cleveland Finish

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Originally Posted by JRutledge

I see them done right a lot and I see a lot of incorrect calls. If you do not see them as much at the NBA level, it might be because they get discouraged to try it based on how it is called by officials.

Peace

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Must be a regional thing. I see them done a lot here, and done correctly, and not called. I also see them done incorrectly (both feet do not come down at the same time, or player pivots after stopping) and the coach can't figure out why we called it a travel.

I agree that this whole area of jump stops is one that is applied VERY inconsistently. I think that the major reason for the confusion is that all jump stops are not the same. For example, Shaqs quote "if a player pivots after stopping" can easily be misapplied -- especially by the younger official.

Shaqs is absolutely correct if the player alights (I love that word ) off of ONE FOOT, that player can legally jump stop (on BOTH FEET at approximately the same time), BUT the the player cannot pivot on either foot after executing such a sequence of events.

HOWEVER, if a player receives the ball with both feet in the air, and jump stops (once again, both feet landing at approximately the same time), that player CAN pivot -- using either foot, but not BOTH feet.

I think that these two scenarios illustrate the two types of situations with dramatically different player rights depending upon WHEN the player receives the ball in terms of whether the feet are both off the ground, one is on the ground or both are on the ground.

If a player continues to dribble until both feet are OFF the ground and jump stops, that player can use either foot as the pivot foot. A travel is often called on players doing this as officials confuse this situation with the situation in which the player dribbles, picks up his dribble, alights (there is that word, again) on one foot into a jump stop.

Several of our local associations do travel/no travel meetings early in the season each year. All fans and coaches think they know what a travel is. In reality, not only to many fans and coaches not know what a travel is, many officials don't either. These sessions tend to help the officials become more consistent -- and accurate -- with this call.