NBA admits ignoring traveling rule and now changes it

[Indianaref]

I know NBA scoring has diminished over the last 30 years or so. Does anybody know the actual numbers?

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Originally Posted by indianaref

i know nba scoring has diminished over the last 30 years or so. Does anybody know the actual numbers?

'78 - '79 110.3
'88 - '89 109.2
'98 - '99 91.6
'01 - '02 95.5
'04 - '05 97.2
'08 - '09 100.0

[Raymond]

This article validates what I, and many others, thought. That if NBA players were getting away with travelling it's was because the NBA officials were calling (or not calling) that play per guidance from supervision.

I recall a couple folks who just couldn't wrap their brains around that premise.

[just another ref]

Just in case nobody noticed, NCAA officials are also ignoring a lot of traveling.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Just in case nobody noticed, NCAA officials are also ignoring a lot of traveling.

Yeah, but that's not with the supervisor's approval.

[truerookie]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Yeah, but that's not with the supervisor's approval.

I will say not totally true.

There is a different in interpretation of traveling:

There is a obvious travel and the other is not so obvious.

One is everyone can observe.

The other is not.

So supervisors not totally knowing is not totally true.

[zm1283]

I can't wait for the first "But he gets two steps" this year from a howler monkey who has watched some NBA games.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by truerookie

I will say not totally true.

There is a different in interpretation of traveling:

There is a obvious travel and the other is not so obvious.

One is everyone can observe.

The other is not.

So supervisors not totally knowing is not totally true.

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My head hurts. I will say, you rarely see the little incidental travels called at that level. You know the ones, with no advantage and they only constitute a bit of a shuffle after gathering the ball. They're easy to spot but rarely called.

It's not ignoring the rule so much as interpreting it in a way that helps you advance.