NC State vs Villanova (Video 2/2)

[MechanicGuy]

Originally Posted by A Pennsylvania Coach

I don't think any good official passeson many, if any, travels he or she sees (or I should say, recognizes as a travel.)

I have to disagree with this.

There HAS to have been a directive to NCAA officials regarding traveling. There are at least marginal travels on nearly every possession, particularly from players catching the ball going away from their basket. They can damn near do whatever they want to square themselves up.

And we may as well adopt the NBA's "2 step" rule because there are probably 10 plays a game that to me, are clear travels (and replays back me up), that are ignored. They aren't even commented on by most fans/announcers because they're so used to NBA-level moves. Spin moves to the basket, "Euro-steps", tucking the ball, etc. None of it gets called.

I HOPE that this isn't just officials being oblivious to what I consider quite obvious travels.

[APG]

[Pantherdreams]

Originally Posted by MechanicGuy

I have to disagree with this.

There HAS to have been a directive to NCAA officials regarding traveling. There are at least marginal travels on nearly every possession, particularly from players catching the ball going away from their basket. They can damn near do whatever they want to square themselves up.

And we may as well adopt the NBA's "2 step" rule because there are probably 10 plays a game that to me, are clear travels (and replays back me up), that are ignored. They aren't even commented on by most fans/announcers because they're so used to NBA-level moves. Spin moves to the basket, "Euro-steps", tucking the ball, etc. None of it gets called.

I HOPE that this isn't just officials being oblivious to what I consider quite obvious travels.

I don't know if its a directive or not. BUT I agree that on every possession there is footwork that is well beyond questionable. Particularly on take offs, and a lot of plays in transition.

Now the pace of the game I can see missing at times because you are trying to get angles, uncertain of gather etc. But guys changing pivot feet or lifting their back foot before the ball is out with someone watching that competitive 1 on 1 matchup come on. If footwork is being missed because guys are too worried about watching the contact then by all means get rid of the contact. But don't allow travels to occur because of contact violations are not supposed to be advantage disadvantage.