The gather step is the dumbest rule in the books

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Jun 13, 2021
9:25:50pm

Littlerich All-American

The gather step is the dumbest rule in the books

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Littlerich

Bio page: Littlerich
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Last login: May 6, 2024
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This was not a travel on Kawhi

Coog4Life

6/13/21 9:23pm

The gather step is the dumbest rule in the books

Littlerich

6/13/21 9:25pm

You mean gather steps

Carnac

6/13/21 9:29pm

Hard to tell, but his hand might still be on top of the ball.

PHXSUNS31

6/13/21 9:25pm

Dude. He took six steps without dribbling the ball. Obvious travel.

brazilcoug

6/13/21 9:35pm

6? More like 3 or 4.

garyfan

6/13/21 9:45pm

Steps don’t count while your dribble is active.

PHXSUNS31

6/13/21 9:46pm

If that isn't a travel than the rule is dumb/wrong. 4 steps after the last

cougaman

6/13/21 9:51pm

I think it still might be a travel..I can’t tell when he picks up the ball

PHXSUNS31

6/13/21 9:56pm

The travel should be from when you last dribble the ball. If you don't "gather"

cougaman

6/13/21 9:59pm

You’d have traveling on every other play by your definition

PHXSUNS31

6/13/21 10:03pm

So lets make the rule that you can take 5-10 steps after your last dribble? I

cougaman

6/13/21 10:12pm

But how do you define his last dribble? Can’t be when the ball hits the ground

PHXSUNS31

6/13/21 10:21pm

When the ball touches your hand, you get 2 steps after that. If you take more it

cougaman

6/13/21 10:29pm

And many of us grew up playing that the rule was 2 steps from when you picked up

Littlerich

6/13/21 10:35pm

But the NBA wants to justify travelling so they added a vague "gather" so they

cougaman

6/13/21 10:38pm

You’re welcome to your opinion..I’m just trying to explain the rule

PHXSUNS31

6/13/21 10:38pm

I understand the "rule" and its a dumb rule to justify how they let their stars

cougaman

6/13/21 10:40pm

I won’t argue there

PHXSUNS31

6/13/21 10:42pm

Even then, the dribble doesn’t end until the ball is back in the player’s hand,

garyfan

6/13/21 10:12pm

For those who are confused about active dribbles. Here you go:

6/14/21 12:03am

wow! That was very informative.

notaboy

6/14/21 8:32am

Ball has to keep bouncing on the ground to keep dribble active.

TailgateU

6/14/21 10:01am

Well yes, but it doesn’t end the after it last touches the ground

PHXSUNS31

6/14/21 10:23am

If they call that, jazz win

BYUheaven

6/13/21 9:32pm

4? 5?

Backcountry

6/13/21 9:33pm

He didn't put the ball on the floor from the top of the key to the basket....yes....travel

Bonoman

6/13/21 9:49pm

This^^. As athletes get bigger/more athletic and steps get longer, the distance

notaboy

6/14/21 6:53am

I’m pretty sure you weren’t allowed to dribble when Naismith invented the game

PHXSUNS31

6/14/21 7:00am

Yup! See? I'm still learning! (Although Naismith did like dribbling when

notaboy

6/14/21 8:39am

I'm sure glad the refs decided to make an emphasis of the tiny little shuffle

cougaman

6/13/21 9:49pm

4 Steps. Even in the NBA, by their own rules, that is a travel.

slatecoug

6/13/21 11:08pm

#1 reason why NBA sucks. these guys r monsters already, make them play by rules

6/14/21 7:20am

Come on! That wasn't a travel. Euro step.

lbmango

6/14/21 8:49am

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6/14/21 10:02am

Typical NBA officiating

6/14/21 10:08am

Makes TNT so mad!

TNT

6/14/21 10:17am

First class passengers get a different set of rules while traveling.

TailgateU

6/14/21 11:29am

Maybe he thought this was game four and already started his travel back to SLC..

Pangare

6/14/21 2:58pm

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