Basketball rule questions

[Adam]

Meanwhile, here are a couple of basics that should give you some food for thought.

Fumbles are accidental. If the officials rule the player's action was intentional, it's not a fumble, and is considered a dribble.

Traveling is not about the number of steps. It's about the pivot foot. A typical layup is gathered while the player is airborne, and his first foot down is not considered a 'step'. He then steps with the other foot before jumping off of that foot. His pivot foot landed and was lifted, but never came back down.

Contact is typically called with advantage in mind. The bigger, stronger, and more talented the players get, the more contact they can play through. "Over the back" is not a foul, and inside position does not mean anything with regard to deciding whether it's a foul or not. I've called plenty of fouls on the inside player for pushing rather than boxing out.