Basketball rule questions

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Triad zebra

I'll take #3. Answer is No

Tag team Forum posting? What a novel idea.

Originally Posted by potato

8.Does the ball hitting the side of the board means it's out of bound like it would when it hits the top of the board/back of the board?

The ball is not out of bounds when it hits the top of the backboard.

The front, top, sides, and bottom of the backboard are all in play. The ball cannot legally pass over a rectangular backboard from either direction. The back of a backboard is out of bounds as well as the supporting structures.

Notice that I picked an easy one. I'll leave the more difficult questions to esteemed Forum members. They're what you call experts.

Who should I tag next?

[OKREF]

I don't think you can ever take 2 steps without dribbling, can you?

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by OKREF

I don't think you can ever take 2 steps without dribbling, can you?

no

[potato]

so are we allowed to take 1 step (after your foot lands not inc 1/2 step) after receiving a running pass (you run towards the basket at full speed & receive a pass and you go for a layup. Or you have to jump the moment your foot lands on the ground after receiving the pass. Or dribble.

[APG]

Originally Posted by OKREF

I don't think you can ever take 2 steps without dribbling, can you?

Catch the ball in the air...left foot hits...then right foot...jump off that foot for a layup.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by OKREF

I don't think you can ever take 2 steps without dribbling, can you?

Originally Posted by APG

Catch the ball in the air...left foot hits...then right foot...jump off that foot for a layup.

It would also depend on what you consider "steps." I would consider any step to be even if it was with the non-pivot foot. And since "steps" are not defined in NCAA or NF Rules, that is going to be subjective what people mean by steps.

Peace

[APG]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

It would also depend on what you consider "steps." I would consider any step to be even if it was with the non-pivot foot. And since "steps" are not defined in NCAA or NF Rules, that is going to be subjective what people mean by steps.

Peace

Indeed...the sequence I described above would be considered two steps in the NBA..but then again, that's part of their criteria in establishing a pivot foot in their rules.

[just another ref]

In everyday terms, basketball notwithstanding, when you think of two steps, you picture this. A person is standing still with both feet on the floor. He lifts one foot, moves it forward, then returns it to the floor. He then lifts the other foot, moves it forward, and returns it to the floor.

You cannot legally do this holding a basketball. Period. (not talking about NBA)

But watch the tournament for a few minutes, see a move to the basket, particularly a spin move, and this is dramatically contradicted.

Over and over.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by just another ref

In everyday terms, basketball notwithstanding, when you think of two steps, you picture this. A person is standing still with both feet on the floor. He lifts one foot, moves it forward, then returns it to the floor. He then lifts the other foot, moves it forward, and returns it to the floor.

You cannot legally do this holding a basketball. Period. (not talking about NBA)

But watch the tournament for a few minutes, see a move to the basket, particularly a spin move, and this is dramatically contradicted.

Over and over.

People use "steps" all the time in their description of traveling in many situations. So it is possible that people are imagining it one way and someone is imagining it in another way. That is why I hate to even use that terminology like I would not use "over the back." It gives the wrong impression of what actually the rule describes.

Peace

[OKREF]

Originally Posted by APG

Catch the ball in the air...left foot hits...then right foot...jump off that foot for a layup.

That's not 2 steps. That is 1 and a half.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by OKREF

That's not 2 steps. That is 1 and a half.

What is a half step?

Peace

[OKREF]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

What is a half step?

Peace

Left ft on ground, step with right(1 step), lift left ft, shoot or pass before it hits, (1/2 step).

[stiffler3492]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

What is a half step?

Peace

Going from a natural to a sharp!

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by stiffler3492

Going from a natural to a sharp!

And I still do not know what that means.

Where is the definition of this half step in the rulebook or casebook?

This is why you do not use the term "steps" as there is no rules reference for that classification. It is all about the pivot foot and when it is established and what you can do with the pivot foot.

Peace

[APG]

Originally Posted by OKREF

That's not 2 steps. That is 1 and a half.

There is no definition of steps in NFHS/NCAA rules. I'd venture a guess and say most laypersons would consider my scenario to be 2 steps. And in the NBA, where steps are used to determine the pivot foot, my scenario would be considered two steps.