Travel much?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Eastshire

Maybe. I think of violations in two categories: those with grace zones and those without. Those without grace zones are called immediately every time. Chief among these is out-of-bounds but also illegal dribbles and travelling (provided I'm certain travelling occurred), 5 and 10 seconds. Those with grace zones are 3 seconds and carrying etc.

I think this is fundamentally different than advantage/disadvantage though. I will call 3 seconds even if there is no apparent advantage to the offensive team, but I will likely give more than 3 seconds provided the offense isn't taken advantage of the violation.

So, you tell me: are we saying the same thing?

If half of a player's foot is in the lane on the weak side of the floor, would you *ever* blow the whistle?

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

If half of a player's foot is in the lane on the weak side of the floor, would you *ever* blow the whistle?

Regarding 3 seconds: I think many of us would say we avoid it if we can but what do we do instead of calling it? We tell the players to get out of the lane so they don't get to use the advantage. On the flip side, if they start having mail delivered to them in the lane we'll call it.

I sincerely doubt any of us tells a player "don't travel" or "keep your pivot foot."

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

Regarding 3 seconds: If they start having mail delivered to them in the lane we'll call it.

I wait until they start a campfire.