on walking with the ball

[gene kirkpatrick]

I would like to see a video of "traveling" non-calls.  It would be a hoot and the league could use it to make a case for returning to the rule book.  Our two most outrageous perps are West and Perkins.  It's almost funny when West comes to the ball, catches it, then hops (already a walk), and then takes another step.  Perkins simply catches the ball at the top of the key and keeps on moving until he's finished--usually three steps.  I think refs figure there's no harm in that they're so far from the hoop.  Traveling seems to be called in terms of proximity to the hoop.  The way I learned it in HS was that you must be in the air to establish either foot as the pivot.  It primarily helps bigs in the paint, but everybody does it now, no matter how far out they are.  There has been a little uptick in traveling calls late in the season, but I doubt we'll see it much against the stars of the playoffs.  Gene
 
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