Lol, the thought of a player just picking up one foot at a time and putting them back down without going anywhere just seems funny whether its a travel or not.

 

Where you will see this type of play is when a dribbler is rushing up the floor and pulls up to pass. He steps with his non-pivot , lifts his foot to pass, and THEN realizes the pass will be picked off and out of sheer science, the pivot foot follows. He'd better do something before that pivot foot lands.

There is no signal for "over the back" either but we agree it exists, don't we? And I am pretty sure I just said that in my last post...let me check...yeah. I said that.

I think that the biggest misconception between fans....and sometimes even coaches is with the 5 second call. Now you all can quote me for saying this....and please look this up, but isn't it supposed to be 6 feet. Most people think thats it is 3 feet. Please be easy on the bashing if I am wrong.

I think that the biggest misconception between fans....and sometimes even coaches is with the 5 second call. Now you all can quote me for saying this....and please look this up, but isn't it supposed to be 6 feet. Most people think thats it is 3 feet. Please be easy on the bashing if I am wrong.

You are correct and six feet is a lot farther away than the distance that most officials will start their count. I think over time, some officials have made them guard to the point where they are within hands reach and that isn't the rule. IT IS 6 feet, which is way they hold both arms out wide when they are not close enough.

You are correct and six feet is a lot farther away than the distance that most officials will start their count. I think over time, some officials have made them guard to the point where they are within hands reach and that isn't the rule. IT IS 6 feet, which is way they hold both arms out wide when they are not close enough.

 

1. Yes, 6 feet is the official rule.

2. It appears that refs aren't using the 6 foot rule - more like 3 to 4.

 

Many don't realize that under the right circumstances a player could have a defender draped all over him for 12 seconds and NOT have the 5-second call called.

On the other hand, being closely guarded for the five second count does not have to be by the same defender.

On the other hand, being closely guarded for the five second count does not have to be by the same defender.

I was going to point that out also. Theoritically, if each defender closely guarded the offensive player for one second with no break in that offensive player being closely guarded, it is a 5 second call.

 

Also, I believe the 6' is the distance of the full circles' diameter at midcourt and free throw line.

There is a misconception that it is a T if a defender slaps the backboard while trying to block a shot.

You have to be stationary when taking the ball out of bounds as on the playing floor. The new rule gives you a 3 feet area to move in.

 

The 3 feet limit is side-to-side. There is no limit on how far forward or backward you can move on a designated throw-in(not that that ever really comes into play).

I wish schools would give a copy of the rules to all the fans. It keeps me quiet knowing the rules.

 

 

they would still fight to be fighting.

Could someone explain to me when a jump stop is legal and when it is traveling? I seem to see it called both ways. Maybe I am missing something. I am not a yeller, just confused.

How many of you have ever heard a fan yell "He's reaching in"? Show me "reaching in" in a rule book..........

If a player goes up for a layup and a player on the other team grabs the rim, is that a T. just curious

If a player goes up for a layup and a player on the other team grabs the rim, is that a T. just curious

 

I think it depends. I assume high school uses the criteria of safety to make that call. So, if he needed to grab it in order to prevent injury, no T. IF he is simply grabbing because he can, T.

JB Cousins - thanks for starting this thread. Perhaps someone will actually learn something about the incredibly stupid things that they are yelling at officials.

 

My single favorite is the 12 second rule - probably less than 5% of the fans understand it.

 

Second would have to be the fact that there is no such call as "Palming". If the ballhandler is stationary, it is a double dribble (by virtue of dribbling, placing the hand under the ball, then dribbling again). If the player is in motion, what most people would consider "palming" is actually a traveling violation. At least, it was back in the day. That was officially back when the peach baskets still had the bottoms in them.

 

Lastly, my favorite complaint is to listen to people say that officials are giving someone a "makeup" call.

 

Frances