Should the travel rule be overhauled/rewritten?

[constable]

Originally Posted by MechanicGuy

Basically, do those in charge want to allow "two steps" on drives to the hoop?

Because if they don't, we as officials (at every level) need to reevaluate how we call the game. Spin moves on the gather, drives to the basket, "Euro-steps", etc....are travels almost every time, and they're called approximately never. And when they are called, even when accurate, are met with disdain from players, coaches, announcers, etc...because traveling is so rarely enforced as written.

I have no problem if the rule is changed to match the NBA wording, and including the phrase "two steps" on drives to the basket (or something of that nature), because it looks good/natural, doesn't effect play and is essentially being called this way anyway.

Are you guys OK with simply continuing to ignore the rule and just adapting how the game is called?

The euro-step is not a travel if done properly.

[SC Official]

I don't want the rule to change simply because I don't want to have to acknowledge that fans are correct when they yell "HE GETS TWO STEPS!"

[Adam]

Originally Posted by constable

The euro-step is not a travel if done properly.

Yep, and it's done correctly far more often than the spin move is.

[MechanicGuy]

Originally Posted by constable

The euro-step is not a travel if done properly.

I'm aware. And it's harder to see the difference than it is on spin moves, which is a travel more than 90% off the time imo.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by MechanicGuy

I'm aware. And it's harder to see the difference than it is on spin moves, which is a travel more than 90% off the time imo.

I think that number is exaggerated a bit.

I also see officials see a spin move and just call it a travel, which is worse than letting a few go that actually are, but hard to see. If you don't pick up the pivot foot, you can't call a travel.

[MechanicGuy]

Originally Posted by Rich

I think that number is exaggerated a bit.

I also see officials see a spin move and just call it a travel, which is worse than letting a few go that actually are, but hard to see. If you don't pick up the pivot foot, you can't call a travel.

Ehhhh, I think it's pretty accurate. It's rare that I see a player wait until they have their "in motion" foot on the ground before gathering the ball.

I've been testing myself over the past several months, but calling them live and then rewinding the DVR to get a second look, and 9/10 I'm calling them accurately.

It's fairly unique, even unnatural, NOT to gather too early on a spin move.

That said, many are close enough that I'd pass in a game. But those that aren't close are still almost never called.