Am I correct?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bas2456

Was at the gym yesterday and I saw this girl practicing on the basketball court. She was practicing a pump fake and drive move.

She had the ball on the right wing. She pump faked and drove toward the lane, near the elbow. She came down on her right foot, and picked up her dribble. She then hopped backwards off of her right foot, and landing on the right foot. The left foot didn't touch the ground until the right foot landed.

After watching it a few times, I'm pretty sure she was travelling every time. Yes or no?

Just for the viewers playing at home, what rule is she breaking?

[Scrapper1]

It's never legal to jump from one foot to the same foot while holding the ball.

[SamIAm]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

It's never legal to jump from one foot to the same foot while holding the ball.

Never? While inbounding the ball? Perhaps while holding the ball before a free throw attempt? Sorry Scrapper1, that is my smart-aleck side coming out.

I know what you meant Scrapper1, but there is a certain pleasure in nit-picking.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by SamIAm

Never? While inbounding the ball? Perhaps while holding the ball before a free throw attempt? Sorry Scrapper1, that is my smart-aleck side coming out.

I know what you meant Scrapper1, but there is a certain pleasure in nit-picking.

You misspelled perverse.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by SamIAm

Never? While inbounding the ball? Perhaps while holding the ball before a free throw attempt? Sorry Scrapper1, that is my smart-aleck side coming out.

I know what you meant Scrapper1, but there is a certain pleasure in nit-picking.

I know you're nit-picking, Sam, but you're actually making a terrific point. How about this version:

It's never legal to jump from one foot onto the same foot while holding a live ball inbounds; except when attempting a free throw.

Does that seem right?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

It's never legal to jump from one foot to the same foot while holding the ball.

Even if you catch the ball in the air, land on one foot and then jump and simultaneously land with both feet after the jump?

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Even if you catch the ball in the air, land on one foot and then jump and simultaneously land with both feet after the jump?

Um, if do that, then you're not jumping from one foot onto the same foot, are you? You're landing on two feet, not one.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Um, if do that, then you're not jumping from one foot onto the same foot, are you? You're landing on two feet, not one.

Yup but you're also still jumping from one foot onto the same foot as part of that 2-foot landing, aren't you?

Semantics only...I'm sureasheck aware that you know the correct rules.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by just another ref

I may be missing the point.

Agree.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by just another ref

No explanation needed. You posted something stupid. Now, when questioned about it, you try to deflect attention elsewhere.

His original post was no more stupid than the way you questioned him. He's playing semantics, nothing more. no point, nothing.
So to make it more stupid.
He's right, landing on two feet includes landing on the original foot, just like dribbling with two hands includes dribbling with the original hand.
Oddly (or not) the rules are opposite for the two situations, in that landing on the one foot after jumping from it is illegal, while dribbling with two hands following a dribble.