March 24, 200719 yr Maybe we should go after John Thompson 3rd. He just did something we've not done in over 2 years..........
March 24, 200719 yr Newflash to Clark and his boy: Lifting your pivot foot is NOT a violation.. Since when? You can't step out of your pivot like that.
March 24, 200719 yr There's no question he walked. The right pivot foot came off the ground as he shot off his left foot. I always thought you could lift the pivot, but not put it back down???
March 24, 200719 yr I always thought you could lift the pivot, but not put it back down??? My understanding was always once you establish the pivot foot, if you lift it, the other foot better be off the ground too.
March 24, 200719 yr Since when? You can't step out of your pivot like that. Come on, Nees. Think about it. If it was illegal to "lift your pivot foot", layups and jump shots would be illegal. It was not a walk.
March 24, 200719 yr Just throw it up there and it MIGHT go in. lol Tough way for the season to end for Vandy.
March 24, 200719 yr My understanding was always once you establish the pivot foot, if you lift it, the other foot better be off the ground too. Not true.
March 24, 200719 yr I always thought you could lift the pivot, but not put it back down??? Winner!!!!!!!!!!!
March 24, 200719 yr Come on, Nees. Think about it. If it was illegal to "lift your pivot foot", layups and jump shots would be illegal. It was not a walk. :confused: There's no set position in a layup, therefore, there's really no pivot. A player is in motion and once that player picks up their dribble they have 2 steps (unless you're in the NBA), and those 2 steps are only if you remain in motion. A jump shot from a set position, your pivot foot comes off the ground along with your other foot. You don't see guys pick up their dribble, pivot around, then take one long jump off that pivot foot, land on the other, and go up in the air on that one. That is a walk. That is essentially what Green just did.
March 24, 200719 yr :confused: There's no set position in a layup, therefore, there's really no pivot. A player is in motion and once that player picks up their dribble they have 2 steps (unless you're in the NBA), and those 2 steps are only if you remain in motion. A jump shot from a set position, your pivot foot comes off the ground along with your other foot. You don't see guys pick up their dribble, pivot around, then take one long jump off that pivot foot, land on the other, and go up in the air on that one. That is a walk. That is essentially what Green just did. I just looked up the rule, and I'm wrong. If you pick up your pivot foot and put it back down, the that is a travel. You can pick it up and shoot off your other foot. I was always taught this was a travel, and I've seen it called this way many times. I learned something new today.
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