help w/traveling interpretation

[jritchie]

Agree that if you jump up in the air to pass or shoot and change your mind and put the ball down on the ground to start a dribble it's a violation! I was just wondering what this rule was preventing??? why do they want this to be a violation? I know it has been a rule forever, but me being bored was just trying to think of why they would not allow someone to either jump up to shoot, pass, or start a dribble! I mean that would be a good fake I guess, if I was to jump and fake the shot and then take off and dribble instead, maybe they don't think it's good for the game to allow such a fake like that, I don't know!!

[BktBallRef]

The rule states a player can't lift his foot prior to releasing a dribble.

Why would you let him do that in one instance but not in another?

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

The rule states a player can't lift his foot prior to releasing a dribble.

Why would you let him do that in one instance but not in another?

Which (only to add to your response) is merely a limit on how quickly A1 can start moving before dribbling. Permitting the piviot foot to be lifted before dribbling would give A1 a much greater advantage relative to the defense.

In the case of a jump (for a potential shot/pass), it could also turn into a big advantage for A1. The defender would have to choose to stay on the floor and not jump to defend the shot at risk of the A1 starting a dribble before landing and making a move to get around the defense before the defense lands.