I can understand arguing that point in the heat of the moment. But after watching it 10x he still doesn't think it's a travel?
Or maybe there might be some confusion after watching the replay once or twice. I wasn't sure the first couple times I watched it...but I "got it" on about the 4th rewind.
Not hatin' on LeBron, but c'mon, you watched that 10x.
This one is worse than LBJ's.
But yeah the difference is the time left on the clock I think.
Refs are kinda ok for 3 steps :
- if the ballhandler is all star
- if the play is spectacular
- if it's not a game tying/winning bucket
The ref will be fined for using a "normal player" rule on a "SuperStar" player.
Oh and you guys should check out the Cavs fans on other forums explainning how it was not a travel
That was NOT a travel. The problem is the camera angle and that the video frame rate is choppy. He actually bounces it off his right hand before clawing it with his left driving for the dunk. You just can't see the ball because it's obscured by his hip and you can't see the bounce because the frame rate is too choppy.
How do I know? I was at that game, sitting behind the Spurs bench. I can actually see myself in that video... LOL!
After reviewing the play, the NBA has annouced it will be changing the rules. The Cavs team will be allowed to call their own travel violation, "the refs will no longer have a say in this matter" said Stu Jackson from the NBA. "if a Cavs player believe he travelled on a certain play, he will just have to raise hand and nod to one the refs to stop the game". The other team will get the ball from out of bound
The NBA is also considering letting the Cavs call other teams travel violations as well. Further information will be available on that later in the week.
He watched 10 times and it was not obvious he took 3 steps? BTW that was the same play in the playoffs vs the Wiz where he traveled and it was not called.
I'm talking about the Manu video, not Lebron's.
Lebron wasn't happy being upstaged by Phelps at the Olympics. As you can see he's preparing to be the first ever to win a gold in basketball and the triple jump in 2012.
Laugh it up, fellas. Next time he gets called for that will be in about 2012.
(It was a travel, BTW.)
Exactly. He and Kobe get away with a LOT of travelling because the damn refs and the NBA are usually too scared to call it. I've slowed down footage of both of them so many times and seen clear travelling that wasn't called.
The other thing I wish the refs would call more is carrying the ball, which I see way too often.
saw that play from the other angle, and i agree with you
shaq, cp3, deron, kobe, amare.......
Um....he takes a dribble, then four steps (counting the jump off), then the shot.
How is that not a travel?
Just because one of those steps is kind of a shimmy doesn't make it not a step.
lebron play or manu play?
european two step> crab dribble
About time they started calling it...that is 3 steps.
DD
It's two steps. He never puts his right foot down at the end.
lol@ the announcer
''it may not make up for the times it happened in the playoffs''
Gimme three steps.
I counted 3 steps. NBA allows 4.
are u blind? he takes off, off of his right foot. if wut u say is correct he jumpstopped with one foot like a pogostick....
haha...count it again, he took one step before he did the hop then took 2 steps when he landed.
Yes, that's exactly what he did.
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