Jason Kidd travel?

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I bet Mark Jackson is done being critical of any officiating (not saying he does it a lot) while on the mic. It isn't in his best interest. On the other hand, he should say what he wants now while it is still free.

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Originally Posted by Jay R

I would like to change the direction of the discussion a bit. By rule,when a player jumps he should be allowed to land on the spot that no player occupied when he left the floor. Dwayne Wade was going to fly past Kidd on this play; Kidd jumps sideways to draw the contact. Could this not be interpreted as an offensive foul? I have seen NBA officials call an offensive foul when a jump shooter sticks out his leg to contact the defender. This actually seems to be more obvious. Any comments?

I think on this play, Wade would have made contact with Kidd regardless. An offensive foul can be called on a offensive player who makes an overt movement on a defender when it's clear that the player's path would have taken him clear of the offensive player. I remember during the 2008 NBA Finals, this very call was made on Paul Pierce for jumping into the path of a defender who jumped clear to the side of him.

You see this call every now and then during the season (I've seen it a couple of times this season), but for the most part, defenders don't really contest shots where they end up going beside the shooter.

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