The Spin Move

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Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

I welcome all opinions.

As a coach, I'm curious what you're calling a "spin move." Seems you're referring to a back-to-the-basket post move, so I'm guessing you are talking about a "drop step" move? A "spin move" to me would be a move executed while dribbling, either to attack the basket, or in mid court against tight pressure defense.

In the case of a "drop step," I'd guess it probably is frequently actually a travel, particularly with the benefit of rewind, and slow motion.

Break it down- post player A with the ball and back to basket at the block. Pivot foot is foot furthest from the endline. Player A lifts foot closest to endline and steps outside of defenders foot closest to baseline, player A plants this foot, then pivots on it. For this to be a legal move, the pivot foot (foot furthest from endline) cannot return to the floor before the ball leaves shooters hand, correct? But the way we teach it, and the way we watch this move executed, the original pivot foot does come back in contact with the floor, the shooter then jumps off two feet to lay in or dunk the ball. I do believe that would be traveling. But I'm no expert

For this to be a legal move, the post player on the block (back to basket) would have to catch the ball with a hop, landing on two feet simultaneously (no pivot foot established yet), then forward pivot on the foot closest to the baseline (spin toward baseline) without first stepping or otherwise lifting this foot, then after the forward pivot, put weight on the foot that was originally furthest from endline but is now closest to the baseline then jump, and release the ball before landing.

And if you can follow that description, you are a mind reading, genius, savant, psychic, who can see the indescribable, and realize what can't be described, with both arms and your brain tied behind your back.