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"Rule 4, Section 48. Pivot: Art. 1. A pivot takes place when a player who is holding the ball steps once or more than once in any direction with the same foot, while the other foot, called the pivot foot, is kept at its point of contact with the playing court. Rule 4, Section 66. Travel: Art. 1. Traveling occurs when a player holding the ball moves a foot or both feet in any direction in excess of prescribed limits described in this Rule. Art. 2. A player who catches the ball with both feet on the playing court may pivot, using either foot. When one foot is lifted, the other is the pivot foot. Art. 3. A player who catches the ball while moving or dribbling may stop and establish a pivot foot as follows: a. When both feet are off the playing court and the player lands: 1. Simultaneously on both feet, either may be the pivot foot; 2. On one foot followed by the other, the first foot to touch shall be the pivot foot; 3. On one foot, the player may jump off that foot and simultane- ously land on both; neither foot can be the pivot foot. b. When one foot is on the playing court: 1. That foot shall be the pivot foot when the other foot touches in a step; 2. The player may jump off that foot and simultaneously land on both; neither foot can then be the pivot foot. Art. 4. After coming to a stop and establishing the pivot foot: a. The pivot foot may be lifted, but not returned to the playing court, before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal; b. The pivot foot shall not be lifted before the ball is released to start a dribble. Art. 5. After coming to a stop when neither foot can be the pivot foot: a. One or both feet may be lifted, but may not be returned to the play- ing court, before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal; b. Neither foot shall be lifted, before the ball is released, to start a drib-e ble."

my question is why does the rule not apply when you are driving to the basket?

and since you can do it driving i don't understand why if you shot a runner/drive 3 it would be called a travel. 2 steps shoot should be 2 steps shoot no matter where you are but that part of the rule is nowhere in the rule book.

lebron and gavin get away with it way too much and gavin got called on it lastnight

2/10/2008 2:55:20 PM

stfu Earl Go draw sid some diagrams.

2/10/2008 3:09:18 PM

^gavin def took 3 steps last night and lebron is in the nba. not sure when they call travels on the 3 point shots like you say though as evidensed by shots like the chris lofton buzzer beater (even though he really took 5ish steps:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6LRyKr-fV7s&feature=related

2/10/2008 3:09:37 PM

Yeah, this is one of the givens in basketball. Traveling hardly ever gets called when it should and 50% of the 'fouls' that get called probably aren't one.

2/10/2008 6:38:29 PM

i thought for sure this was going to be about PYSCHO T!

2/10/2008 6:53:32 PM

I just love how basketball is choosing to ignor one of the rules that are essentially the foundation of the game.

But dribbling takes away from exciting plays, so entertainment trumps rules i guess.

2/10/2008 6:58:56 PM

If you want to talk about the ambiguous application of basketball rules, look at the difference between a charge and blocking foul.

And I also thought that this had to be about Hansblow

2/10/2008 7:59:48 PM

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"i thought for sure this was going to be about PYSCHO Traveler!"

Fixed for you

2/10/2008 8:33:06 PM

2/11/2008 11:04:16 AM

i thought they only let players get away with travelling in the thug ass nba and not the pure hearted paradise of college basketball

2/11/2008 11:20:10 AM

^^

2/11/2008 12:26:30 PM