Missed call

[Capt. Tuttle]

Not that one... the travel before the KJ 3 pointer. Guard clearly drags his pivot foot. At about the 35 sec. mark.

 

[Kevind13]

I noticed this during the game. He dragged his pivot at least 2 feet. Just like last night where the Pitt dude took 3 steps on the break and no call. Unreal

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Yeah, the Pitt one was even more blatant. The ref signaled that it was a fumble, therefore not a walk (Can't walk without controling the ball) but that is not how that rule is to be applied.
Can an offensive player travel when he is not in control of the ball?If an offensive player attempts to catch a pass and bobbles or fumbles the ball, that player is not in control of the ball. There cannot be a traveling call when the offensive player doesn’t have the ball under control. Basketball rules states that once an offensive player has control of the ball and establishes a pivot foot, then a traveling violation should be called when appropriate.

Is there a violation when an offensive player stops his dribble, fumbles the ball away, and then recovers the ball?
Basketball rules determine that if an offensive ball handler accidentally looses the ball after they have picked up their dribble, they may go and recover the ball without a violation being called. Typically, a traveling call would be made, but it is always legal to recover a fumble.


The way that ref called it, a player could "fumble" the ball all the way down the court.

 

[Kevind13]

The refs apply the rules based on how they see it. Not by the actually rule.