Travel???

[pfan1981]

A cutter in the lane receives a pass with one foot on the floor, this makes it his pivot foot, correct? He then takes two steps, the second one being his original pivot foot. Never dribbling the ball. Travel, correct? Had a coach pretty much lose it the other night. Is he correct or watching too much NBA?

Pfan

[SNIPERBBB]

that is a travel.

[Adam]

Coach needs to stop thinking "two steps."

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Adam

Coach needs to stop thinking "two steps."

Agree. Think in terms of, by rule, moving the pivot foot within, or beyond, the prescribed limitations.

[BryanV21]

You aren't that specific in your post, so I have to bring this up...

Once a player picks up his/her pivot foot, they can not put the foot back down on the floor nor start a dribble. But, a player can pick up the pivot foot and then shoot or pass the ball, provided he/she didn't put that pivot foot down beforehand.

Forget the NBA unless you officiate it. Their mechanics and rules are different. In this case, an NBA player is allowed that extra step. Meaning they can pick up their pivot foot and put it back down on the floor (not sure they can start a dribble after picking up the pivot foot, though).

[APG]

Originally Posted by BryanV21

You aren't that specific in your post, so I have to bring this up...

Once a player picks up his/her pivot foot, they can not put the foot back down on the floor nor start a dribble. But, a player can pick up the pivot foot and then shoot or pass the ball, provided he/she didn't put that pivot foot down beforehand.

Forget the NBA unless you officiate it. Their mechanics and rules are different. In this case, an NBA player is allowed that extra step. Meaning they can pick up their pivot foot and put it back down on the floor (not sure they can start a dribble after picking up the pivot foot, though).

An NBA player is never allowed by rule to pick up their pivot foot and put it back on the floor. The manner in which is pivot foot is determined means different plays are legal under NBA rules and not so under NFHS/NCAA, but a player is still never able to pick up his pivot foot and put it back down.

[pfan1981]

Originally Posted by BryanV21

You aren't that specific in your post, so I have to bring this up...

Once a player picks up his/her pivot foot, they can not put the foot back down on the floor nor start a dribble. But, a player can pick up the pivot foot and then shoot or pass the ball, provided he/she didn't put that pivot foot down beforehand.

Forget the NBA unless you officiate it. Their mechanics and rules are different. In this case, an NBA player is allowed that extra step. Meaning they can pick up their pivot foot and put it back down on the floor (not sure they can start a dribble after picking up the pivot foot, though).

How can I be more specific? Cutter receives pass with right foot on the ground, steps with his left, then his right, and attempts a lay up. Never putting the ball on the floor. IMO this is a travel.

I think a lot of officials do not call this, so most think it is legal. You probably have a few officials in your area that get more travels than others. What do you think?