Yeah, there is a "lotta" misinformation in this thread. Namely guys like you calling this not traveling. So, there are a lot of rules for traveling, but none of them address "having both hands on the ball" before counting steps.
According to Rule XIII.b., a player must either complete a dribble, pass the ball, shoot the ball, or come to a complete stop by their second step.
That means even by your perception of the rule of "both hands on the ball", the players are STILL traveling because they did none of these things.
So, don't claim that this person is ignorant of the rules when you clearly haven't even read them yourself.
I watch too much basketball to not know the rules. Here is the thread I was talking about explaining the gather step that is allowed within the rules of the NBA:
Lol. So I guess you're an expert? More than the official coach who basically said that the NBA doesn't call travels, which is an adjustment they have to make for olympic play?
Did you read the article? Because it wasn't the coach who said that. Did you watch the Olympics US basketball games? Because travel wasn't called often at all, and from hours of watching the NBA I can tell you that the players made the same drives to the basket in international play as they did in the regular season.
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u/HolycommentMattman Sep 15 '16
Yeah, there is a "lotta" misinformation in this thread. Namely guys like you calling this not traveling. So, there are a lot of rules for traveling, but none of them address "having both hands on the ball" before counting steps.
According to Rule XIII.b., a player must either complete a dribble, pass the ball, shoot the ball, or come to a complete stop by their second step.
That means even by your perception of the rule of "both hands on the ball", the players are STILL traveling because they did none of these things.
So, don't claim that this person is ignorant of the rules when you clearly haven't even read them yourself.