NBA admits ignoring traveling rule and now changes it

[wanja]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

So do you think that my check is in the mail?

It should be. You nailed it.

[amusedofficial]

There was a game the other night in which a Celtic was called for a travel at the same time a foul was called on the player guarding him. the officials conferenced and I don't know if they looked at the tape, but the ruling was that the foul came first -- I reran the play over and over and was convinced that the travel happened first, therefore dead ball and no foul. Now, however, I see the rule change and it's clear that the two-step traveling rule led to the decision that he hadn't "completed" the travel before being fouled.

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.

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

Originally Posted by amusedofficial

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

I hope there isn't a Texas gunslinger about to disagree with you!

[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.