http://youtube.com/watch?v=UBVvfYd9Wbo
Yes? No?
Why?
2007-09-10 19:28:42 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Basketball
What is this travelling you speak of?
The NBA has long given up on enforcing this rule - much to the detriment of the game. Personally, I would like to see the NBA sack up and call this infraction - superstar or no.
Or they could change the rules to make dribbling optional.
2007-09-11 04:44:32 · answer #1 · answered by The Corinthian 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but not in the NBA. James took 3 steps going for the dunk. Rules allow 2. You get one in ending your dribble and another one to stride into the shot and plant your foot. Superstars are allowed a extra step or two. Why ? Being superstars they should need the extra step far fewer times than the average player. But the NBA sells heavily their superstars and they give them every advantage. It kinda sucks but they won't change until they hear from enough of you folks that it bothers. If they get the idea that they may lose fans, then they may change it.
But not until then.
Another star that gets many breaks is Shaq. Rules say that to turn around with the ball, you must spin on your pivot foot (the one you planted). If you pick up the plant foot during the spin, you have changed your pivot foot. That's a travelling violation. But Shaq is allowed as many of these foot-pickups as he wants. Tape a game and watch the re-run closely. At 300+ pounds and cat-quick, he isn't tough enough to guard in the paint ?
2007-09-11 16:15:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You get one and a half not two and a half steps. There was no travelling on the play because you have too watch for where he picked up the ball and then started the dunk.
2007-09-11 03:42:03 · answer #3 · answered by Steven R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes indeed, it was a travel but the NBA will rarely take away a highlight play from one of it's superstars because that will take away some of the excitement in games. It's bad enough that the NBA playoff ratings have declined to an all-time low and taking away some of the life in these games, makes it more boring to watch and that certainly isn't going to help.
2007-09-11 03:37:22 · answer #4 · answered by JR 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sure looks like it when it is in slow motion. Isn't the rule 2 1/2 steps or something. That looks like 3 to me when it's in slow motion but not when it's played normally. It'd be a tough play to call if I was a referee.
2007-09-11 02:33:25 · answer #5 · answered by martymar1222 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's hard to tell on that replay. the first step is generally considered off the dribble, though.
And the bigger corporate marketing guys who dunk a lot generally get more leeway.
2007-09-11 09:04:54 · answer #6 · answered by M. L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its ron artest doin that its a foul. but lebron and jordan can take 4 5 steps all day long. check out old jordan videos he took extra steps all the time and palmed the ball too
2007-09-11 11:44:29 · answer #7 · answered by Jacob B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is not a hop step, there is no such thing as extra steps, it should've been called a travel, although in real time, it was very tough to tell...he undoubtedly traveled, but it's not nearly as bad as Dwade's regular spin move, which is never called, but is almost always 3 steps...
2007-09-11 11:48:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it look like it to me unless the rules have chanced if your not dribbling the ball and moving its a travel but in the pros there allowed to(sometimes i've seen)take extra steps(two at the most)to make a fabo-less shot
2007-09-11 02:51:39 · answer #9 · answered by ec jr. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Bro, Its Just Called An "Extra" Steps....& Its Not Travel
2007-09-11 02:36:06 · answer #10 · answered by -flash- 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋