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On travelling the "gather step" has made it increasingly...

Posted on: January 30, 2025 at 10:05:38 CT

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harder to call. I don't like the idea of a gather step. I don't like how you consistently see three full steps taken on a lot of fast breaks. I think during a fast break since contact is inevitable most refs are watching for fouls and not travels.

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Things I don't like (even hate) about basketball - JG A - 1/29 13:43:15

On travelling the "gather step" has made it increasingly... - Your Daddy MU - 1/30 10:05:38

When you see a player lift the ball up with - JG A - 1/30 13:13:24

And they call it the Euro-Step so people people wouldn't - shorty MU

- 1/29 22:02:48

I CALL IT THE DADGUM DEI STEP!!!!!!!!!!!!11 - Mothball MU - 1/29 22:35:37

How about guards palming the ball all the way up the floor? - OntheMark MU - 1/29 19:23:32

Allowing excessive carrying does impact the game and gives - FIJItiger MU

- 1/30 06:33:32

Also a misunderstood rule. - alwaysright MU - 1/29 20:18:14

THESE THINGS GRIND MY GOLL DURN GEARS!!!!!!!1 - Mothball MU - 1/29 19:06:59

agree on all accounts. Charging has always been called - Tiger Tim MU - 1/29 16:32:34

RE: Things I don't like (even hate) about basketball - CPA MU - 1/29 16:09:24

When you brought up traveling I knew you were old like me - alstl MU - 1/29 16:07:03

Finally something we agree on - BlackSheep MU - 1/29 21:15:18

"I dont like the color of their shoes" LOLOLOL(nm) - TheRoyalTiger MU - 1/29 15:33:00

That too in many cases, but not of course what I said - JG A - 1/29 15:36:58

Only the first one bothers me. Rest are very insignificant - GA Tiger MU - 1/29 15:06:27

RE: Only the first one bothers me. Rest are very insignificant - Ragarm MU - 1/29 15:53:18

Somehow GAT , you manage to - JG A - 1/29 15:24:27

Alternate possessions are fine. Otherwise, one team with - namres MU - 1/29 14:57:58

jump ball is between the two in the tie-up - Harvey Specter MU - 1/29 15:23:21

that's assuming Bol is involved in each tie up(nm) - TigerA MU - 1/29 14:59:38

RE: Things I don't like (even hate) about basketball - o'lineydisciple MU - 1/29 14:37:24

Traveling is one of the concepts - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/29 13:47:17

Says everyone who started watching or playing basketball - shorty MU

- 1/29 22:05:19

Because it hasn't been correctly called - JG A - 1/29 13:51:34

Psssttttt… you can lift your pivot foot. - alwaysright MU - 1/29 15:58:30

it has always been traveling when you PUT DOWN your - tigerinhogtown STL - 1/29 14:03:58

thanks for agreeing with me - JG A - 1/29 14:11:25

Who is taking 5 steps? (nm) - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/29 14:15:35

I've seen it - JG A - 1/29 14:19:02

what is 2-5? is that 2.5? and what is a .5 step?(nm) - tigerinhogtown STL - 1/29 14:30:03

My bad, yes meant 2.5. I am a very poor typist - JG A - 1/29 14:32:59

ok, so the movement of your pivot with each pivot - tigerinhogtown STL - 1/29 14:35:36

They DO sometimes call traveling - JG A - 1/29 14:54:59

i cannot recall a college player taking 5 steps and it not - TigerA MU - 1/29 14:21:34

There was such a case with Iowa St the other day - JG A - 1/29 14:30:20

JG math means 1.5 steps + 1 step = 5.5 steps (nm) - phrejd KC - 1/29 14:24:13

And alternately throw in a dash vs. a decimal point which - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 1/29 15:03:32

Thats a great point - JG A - 1/29 14:34:15

Do you mean 7-5 years ago? (nm) - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 1/29 15:04:22

touche - JG A - 1/29 15:25:16

no JG, you're a retard and there are many examples that - phrejd KC - 1/29 14:55:31

LOL no - JG A - 1/29 15:22:58

Mostly because most fans don’t understand - wu-tangtiger MU - 1/29 13:52:35

Evidently you are one of them - JG A - 1/29 13:58:39

2, 3, and 4 have zero impact on the game. you're yelling - TigerA MU - 1/29 13:46:45

I didn't say they did - JG A - 1/29 13:50:30