Kia Nurse's hop before shooting

[bballnut90]

I've noticed this year that on open looks, Kia Nurse will usually take a mini hop to get into rhythm before releasing the shot. If I'm not mistaken, I'm pretty sure this is a travel each time both feet leave the ground. Has this ever been called on her or brought up on the BY?

 

[Plebe]

I've noticed this year that on open looks, Kia Nurse will usually take a mini hop to get into rhythm before releasing the shot. If I'm not mistaken, I'm pretty sure this is a travel each time both feet leave the ground. Has this ever been called on her or brought up on the BY?

Not a travel if the hop is initiated before picking up her dribble or catching the pass.

 

[bballnut90]

Not a travel if the hop is initiated before picking up her dribble or catching the pass.

It's usually off of catching a pass. In the games I've seen this year, sometimes she starts the hop before she catches the pass, other times it is after the catch.

 

[Plebe]

It's usually off of catching a pass. In the games I've seen this year, sometimes she starts the hop before she catches the pass, other times it is after the catch.

To be honest that initial hop as a player catches the pass is one instance where a play that is technically a travel is usually let go by the refs if it's close. A lot like a player driving to the hoop often technically takes two full steps after picking up their dribble, which should be a travel, and gets away with it.

 

[HoopsFan21]

I thought KLS had that little hop too, but I haven't noticed it this year.

 

[Gus Mahler]

I've noticed this year that on open looks, Kia Nurse will usually take a mini hop to get into rhythm before releasing the shot. If I'm not mistaken, I'm pretty sure this is a travel each time both feet leave the ground. Has this ever been called on her or brought up on the BY?

There was a fair amount of discussion on here last year about Lou's hop.

 

[Ellie]

I've noticed this year that on open looks, Kia Nurse will usually take a mini hop to get into rhythm before releasing the shot. If I'm not mistaken, I'm pretty sure this is a travel each time both feet leave the ground. Has this ever been called on her or brought up on the BY?

Thought this was a topic last year with a few of our players and if memory serves me correctly the consensus was the move was legal. If it is a travel then officials are looking the other way and not making it a point of emphasis with men or women.

 

[VAMike23]

Last year's "Lou hop" was dissected to see if she had one foot off the floor when she caught the pass. IIRC, I felt that the replay showed she did have one foot off the ground (barely), which made all the difference.

Each instance needs instant replay to be sure. If a player has possession with both feet on the floor and has picked up the dribble then yeah, hopping is a no-no but I'd have to see each play individually to see if there was anything missed.

 

[donalddoowop]

This season it is supposed to be a point of emphasis. However, I rarely see it called. Hopping after catching a ball is traveling. Doris Burke also talked about it last season and wondered why it was not called.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Lou's 3-ball was really hopping today: 7-11. Kaleena-like, Maya-like.

 

[UcMiami]

I am not sure I have every seen a ref call a travel on that 'hop' shot and a lot of players use it - not sure if there is some school of shooting that teaches it or what. I have seen travels called before shots, but never one on that hop-shot, they are called on more deliberate shuffles or steps. Technically I believe the toes are not supposed to leave the ground on the hop, but I don't think we have ever seen slo-mo to make sure.

 

[DaddyChoc]

Kia's hops were discussed the year before KLS hops were... ETT bought it up a few years back, and I agreed with him

 

[magic]

What I noticed was a slightly higher trajectory on her shots. Her shots had been very flat.

 

[bags27]

Yes, I've noticed it as well on Kia and Lou. Really, since no one ever calls "palming" anymore, traveling is only called when it's completely egregious; mostly when one moves the pivot foot. So, let's call the little hop before the jumper a "Euro-hop".