Xavier Postgame Thread

[cbraarj]

Playoff season refs generally are selected from the best ranked refs from the conferences. No one wants games decided by refs so it gets at time reduced to no harm no foul attitude. I'm personally glad traveling is eing called this early as it gives players and coaches time to correct the problem as that would still be called in a big game. It is the constant "ticky-tack" type fould that are annoying and could be called every play (and in my humble opinion was in the last game). The constant parade to the foul line interrupts the flow. Fortunately for high profile games better refs are chosen.

One of the traveling calls that is hardly being called anymore is when a player is down low with the ball and they take a step and then lift their pivot foot off the ground. That is supposed to be a travel everytime but they don't call it. You can take the step but both feet need to leave the ground simultaneously. Collier did this 1-3 times a game. Stewie or Tuck never did it. Dolson once in a while. It gives the defense an unfair advantage.

 

[Biff]

One of the traveling calls that is hardly being called anymore is when a player is down low with the ball and they take a step and then lift their pivot foot off the ground. That is supposed to be a travel everytime but they don't call it. You can take the step but both feet need to leave the ground simultaneously. Collier did this 1-3 times a game. Stewie or Tuck never did it. Dolson once in a while. It gives the defense an unfair advantage.

1) I think you mean it gives the offense an unfair advantage?
2) What you are seeing may relate to Art 5a. of the rules

Art. 5. After coming to a stop and establishing the pivot foot: a)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.

 

[cbraarj]

1) I think you mean it gives the offense an unfair advantage?
2) What you are seeing may relate to Art 5a. of the rules

Art. 5. After coming to a stop and establishing the pivot foot: a)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.

You can't switch your pivot foot either. So once you step with your non-pivot foot and establish it on the floor and lift your pivot that's a travel. Say if you don't have a dribble and you do an up and under. After you step through both feet need to leave the floor. You can't step from your pivot to your mom pivot.

 

[BobbyJ]

Have you watched the NBA.

I agree. Half the basketball rules don’t apply to the NBA. One that I love is that certain offensive players are allowed to initiate contact by slamming into the defender’s chest a couple times to establish position and others are not.

 

[Bigboote]

Have you watched the NBA.

No.

 

[MD#12Fan]

BBallF was talking about traveling calls. It's JUST NOT THAT COMPLICATED to begin bouncing the ball before you move your feet. Whence Geno's remark Dribble First. A top-level player should really know not to hop or deke with the feet before bouncing the ball.

100% May not be super easy to fix though. Paige is Paige because she has the basketball sense to figure it out. Like learning a dance move or tweaking your golf swing. Maybe a couple of thousand reps with Nika in the gym

 

[cbraarj]

No.

I don't watch it anymore except when I watch Sportcenter. They were travel all the time and have been for years.