Wrong, wrong, wrong. As a former official, let me assure you that SLIDING on the floor with possession of the ball is NOT a violation. It is perhaps the single greatest misconception by armchair refs. ROLLING OVER while possessing the ball IS a violation.
True story. The other guy corrected me but your right also. I just refused to delete my original post because it’s a teaching moment. After all that, the VCU kid still traveled on the Middletown, CT television I was watching with blue colored goggles
What about calling a timeout while sliding?
I think they looked, it seemed like there was a quick delay. I'm assuming they didn't care since the game was over
You cannot legally begin a dribble with both feet off the ground once a pivot foot is established. That is why RJs was a travel. Once he jumped off the ground with both feet he gave up his pivot and ability to start a dribble.
Because the announcing crew had (as was stated) a larger monitor, thus easier to view.
Why were the refs checking with the broadcaster? I saw that too.
Not goaltending, basket interference. If interested in the distinction, please ask.
Wouldn’t it not be a travel unless his feet hit the ground and he still had the ball? You might be right about the rule but the rule doesn’t make sense to me.
Once he put the ball down and attempted the dribble it became a traveling violation.
Interesting. I didn't see the play but I am curious. I assume he had not yet dribbled. So once he establishes his pivot, he can jump and shoot or pass but not dribble. That doesn't make sense to me but I don't study the rule book.
After he dribbled once he picked the ball up
If you inbounds the ball with one foot inbounds, that is a violation and a turnover. However, since Polley was out of bounds, the ball was never inbounded and therefore no violation occurred. How did I do?
As long as the person sliding has "player control" (he did), time out may be called by that team (himself, his teammates on the floor, or the head coach).
ah, also it was after a made basket so he could have legally passed to someone out of bounds
Officials came over to the broadcaster table to announce the decision. The broadcaster told him it looks like the VCU player caught the ball out of bounds and was never in and clock shouldn't move. The ref asked do you guys have a better shot of the play? What do you have?
That was horrendous
Maybe he is at the age when he is close to retirement and looking for his officials' pension (if they have one or if he thinks there is one).