Indiana / Temple

just another ref

JRutledge wrote
....I love it when JAR tries to suggest that officials are just passing on calls on purpose.

This is not a new concept and I was not alone in the opinion. From '07:

http://forum.officiating.com/basketball/32847-ncaa-traveling.html

just another ref wrote
I have seen more plays in the tournament this year that make me spontaneously point (travel! that's a travel) than ever before. It seem that d1 is catching up to what is allowed in the nba. Or is that just my take?

rainmaker wrote
.....it seems pretty obvious that a lot of refs lean toward leniency rather than strictness. I disagree that the only blatant travels yesterday were at the beginning of the dribble. I saw at least two that were on clear breaks to the basket. No question about allowing an extra step or two after the ball was clearly gathered.

BktBallRef wrote
Some of the "jump stops" are BLATANT travels. A player cannot gather the ball and jump off BOTH feet and land. That's a very easy call but I see it ignore constantly, in high school and college, even in the NCAA Tournament when the best of the best are working.

I've read where people say they "don't want my playoff game to turn into a bunch of travel calls." That's a BS copout. If officials were more consistent in calling it, the problem wouldn't exist.

Yes, JAR, you are correct. It's a HUGE disadvantage for the defense.

And from last year:

http://forum.officiating.com/basketball/89795-travel-much.html

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zebraman wrote
Close play...... maybe a travel, maybe not. I didn't think so in real time but I can see that it might be in slo-mo. I think the lead reffed it on "that looked wrong" rather than watching pivot feet. He got lucky. :-) I think the outside officials have better looks on those plays.

So, even after the slow motion look, you're still not sure that this is a travel?

Could you explain?

zebraman

just another ref wrote
So, even after the slow motion look, you're still not sure that this is a travel?

Could you explain?

It's just hard to tell if his left foot hits again before he throws up his off-balance shot. It's a close play. It might be a travel. It's so close, that I still think that the lead guessed in real time because it "looked funny."

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