"Traveling calls" tough on Huskies

[SVCBeercats]

"UConn coach Geno Auriemma said last week. “Unfortunately, with an odd number of teams in the league it doesn’t lend itself to always being able to work that travel partner out. Then a lot of times, if you’re not careful, travel partners end up with games Friday and Sunday, or Friday-Saturday in some leagues. That means your kids never have a weekend off. They never have a weekend day off the entire season."

Journal Inquirer

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[Bama fan]

"UConn coach Geno Auriemma said last week. “Unfortunately, with an odd number of teams in the league it doesn’t lend itself to always being able to work that travel partner out. Then a lot of times, if you’re not careful, travel partners end up with games Friday and Sunday, or Friday-Saturday in some leagues. That means your kids never have a weekend off. They never have a weekend day off the entire season."

Journal Inquirer

Serving towns east of the Connecticut River

www.journalinquirer.com

Misleading title to article, but a clever segue.

 

[SVCBeercats]

Misleading title to article, but a clever segue.

Thus the reason for me to add the "" around traveling calls.

 

[EricLA]

The physical travel for games is definitely tough on the team. The BE did UCONN no favors in how they scheduled the season. Having said that...

The inexcusable traveling turnovers that the players commit is troubling. They must have had at least 5 or 6 vs. Xavier, most of which were unforced.

 

[visitingcock]

The physical travel for games is definitely tough on the team. The BE did UCONN no favors in how they scheduled the season. Having said that...

The inexcusable traveling turnovers that the players commit is troubling. They must have had at least 5 or 6 vs. Xavier, most of which were unforced.

With the “euro step” I don’t know what traveling is anymore.

 

[EricLA]

With the “euro step” I don’t know what traveling is anymore.

Not once did the eurostep get called last night. it was the shuffling of the feet before putting the ball on the floor that got called numerous times against the Huskies last night. Yuck. one of the dumbest turnovers to get. Really, inexcusable. Basketball 101. Start dribbling BEFORE you move your feet!!

 

[Biff]

With the “euro step” I don’t know what traveling is anymore.

The "euro step" is not a travel.

 

[Blond D.]

They need to start calling traveling in practice if they dont already. I thought a couple of those traveling calls were a little "iffy" in the game.

 

[visitingcock]

The "euro step" is not a travel.

Not now it isn’t. But, I promise you it was when I played. The NBA “ step and a half” for dunks was also a travel in everything up to the NBA.

Every modern point guard would be whistled for “carrying the ball” rules that were in effect until Phil Ford entered UNC.

 

[Biff]

Not now it isn’t. But, I promise you it was when I played. The NBA “ step and a half” for dunks was also a travel in everything up to the NBA.

Every modern point guard would be whistled for “carrying the ball” rules that were in effect until Phil Ford entered UNC.

Where much of the confusion about traveling after the pivot foot is established is that many do not understand that once a pivot is established, "The pivot foot may be lifted, but not returned to the playing court, before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal".

When a player takes a giant step off the pivot and shoots before returning the pivot to the ground many people assume that is a travel because they lifted the pivot (OK to do) and so much ground was covered. Then they see a player move the pivot a few inches on the ground and traveling is called. It all looks inconsistent but it is a legal move to lift the pivot as long as the ball is either passed or shot before the pivot foot is returned to the court.