NBA admits ignoring traveling rule and now changes it

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by amusedofficial

The question, though, is does legalizing the two-step mean they can get away with three?

It depends on who you are. This whole brouhaha is all about creating another, more elite tier within the NBA. The new ultra elite NBA athlete will be given three steps on the travel and is guaranteed never to have a foul called on him. Ever. It was hammered out in the latest contract negotiations.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by amusedofficial

The announcers, who should have updated themselves on any and all rules or interpretations changes before sitting behind a microphone for a regular season game, were clueless.

No way. I can't imagine a basketball announcer not updating himself on the latest rules. Don't they all do what Billy Packer used to do to prepare for the season? Packer would literally spend seconds, sometimes almost a dozen seconds, studying rule updates each year.

[Johnny Ringo]

This is horrible. It will leak down to the high school games.

What are we supposed to call? Call what they see everyone on TV get away with? Hopefully the NCAA officials will stick to the rule which is quite simple.