Isn't this what cshs is saying?

 

He said: Not true. I can lift my pivot foot, stand like a stork with the ball , and its not a travel UNLESS I bring my pivot foot back down while still having the ball.

 

Now, if he has a pivot foot established and he lifts it with the ball while standing like stork (hard to stand if you're floating), then he travelled. Now, if gains magical powers and floats off the court while hovering above it in a stork position, then he will be fine as long as he shoots, passes, or turns it over before he comes back down.

Thank you. You just backed up what I've been saying and you completely went against your original statement. Your "A" definition completely supports my line that I can lift my pivot foot, stand like a stork without shooting or passing BECAUSE as you accurately point out in A , I have not "returned to the floor before the ball is released..."

 

The only thing that the "definition" of the planted foot (pivot foot) tells us is that it can NOT be lifted off the ground AND return to the ground. However, the other foot can...

Thank you. You just backed up what I've been saying and you completely went against your original statement. Your "A" definition completely supports my line that I can lift my pivot foot, stand like a stork without shooting or passing BECAUSE as you accurately point out in A , I have not "returned to the floor before the ball is released..."

 

No, you can lift your other foot and stand like a stork, but your pivot foot must stand planted on the ground.

 

So you're floating?

The only thing that the "definition" of the planted foot (pivot foot) tells us is that it can NOT be lifted off the ground AND return to the ground. However, the other foot can...

 

Yeah, you can lift the other foot all you want and dance with it if you'd like.

Yeah, you can lift the other foot all you want and dance with it if you'd like.

 

You can with your pivot foot too, as long as it doesn't return to the ground. Did you read a. in your definition? It doesn't say anything about your other foot...

 

They even make sure they cover the other foot by definition b. So, you either jump (no feet on the ground) or release your pivot foot (other foot on the ground).

Jump stops aren't walks as long as both feet come down together. If the come down "1-2" (which a lot of kids are getting away with because they do it so fast) then it is a walk...

 

Jump stops IMO are the worst thing you can teach a kid.

You can with your pivot foot too, as long as it doesn't return to the ground. Did you read a. in your definition? It doesn't say anything about your other foot...

 

Ok, explain to me how you're going to stand like a stork if you're not touching the ground?

He said: Not true. I can lift my pivot foot, stand like a stork with the ball , and its not a travel UNLESS I bring my pivot foot back down while still having the ball.

 

Now, if he has a pivot foot established and he lifts it with the ball while standing like stork (hard to stand if you're floating), then he travelled. Now, if gains magical powers and floats off the court while hovering above it in a stork position, then he will be fine as long as he shoots, passes, or turns it over before he comes back down.

 

Maybe we're having a communication problem since its the written word.

 

Lets try this. Stand up right now while reading this and act like you have the ball. Pick a foot and have it be your pivot foot. Move the non-pivot foot. Now take a step on the non-pivot foot and lift your pivot foot and then hold it.

 

By what you're saying, you'd call a travel. That would be incorrect. My pivot foot is now the foot that's in the air. My non-pivot foot is the foot on the ground. Since its not a travel until my pivot foot (the foot in the air) touches the ground with me still having possession, why would you call a travel?

Jump stops IMO are the worst thing you can teach a kid.

 

If executed properly, the jump stop is one of the most fundamentally sound plays in the game of basketball.

Ok, explain to me how you're going to stand like a stork if you're not touching the ground?

 

Because I have two feet...

Wireman, please save yourself this embarrassment, go back and read the past few posts, and think about what your saying.

Jump stops IMO are the worst thing you can teach a kid.

 

Why do you say that?

Jump stops IMO are the worst thing you can teach a kid.

 

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Because I have two feet...

 

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I am also confused, jump stops are a good move to learn IMO