Basketball rule questions

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Hence the description. No need to imagine. If the above description is what you mean by two steps, the answer is no, it's not legal.

Yet it happens a lot without a call.

OK, and what are you going to do about it?

As I have said before a lot of travels are called improperly and a lot of them are not called. It is the nature of the beast.

Peace

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

OK, and what are you going to do about it?

I'm going to continue to call it in my games despite the fact that it is (improperly by rule) not called at higher levels.

[just another ref]

There's one now. 15:26 second half Indiana Temple

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by just another ref

I'm going to continue to call it in my games despite the fact that it is (improperly by rule) not called at higher levels.

That is great, but many of us do not call what we think we see at the higher levels. I call travels often and never call what I cannot describe or can process in my mind. And I still miss calls on this end.

Now I can tell you that in a playoff game I had this year I had a situation where a certain player would do the same move every single time. I called like 5 travels on him in the same spot when I was in position or had on-ball coverage. My partners did not see it or were not calling it and I looked like the bad guy. Well the same crew had this same team two nights later and for some reason that move was almost never done again in the next game. Again, this was HS basketball, not anything on TV or with the eyes that we see in these games.

Peace

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

That is great, but many of us do not call what we think we see at the higher levels.

The problem is when we do call what everybody sees at higher levels, but it doesn't get called there.

I had this year I had a situation where a certain player would do the same move every single time. I called like 5 travels on him

I've done this. It makes me feel bad for the kid. He didn't just learn that move tonight. He obviously been allowed to make the move without a call other places.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by just another ref

The problem is when we do call what everybody sees at higher levels, but it doesn't get called there.



I've done this. It makes me feel bad for the kid. He didn't just learn that move tonight. He obviously been allowed to make the move without a call other places.

I honestly do not know many officials that justify travels or not calling travels they call related to what happens at the other level.

And no I do not think what we called had anything to do with what he had been allowed to do. I think he just lost his fundamentals and did not learn after the first call. He somehow learned the next time. Players make mistakes, not everything they do has to do with us and what we call. And it certainly is not always about what others call at a level that everyone does not watch as closely as others.

Peace