Great NBA basketball player footwork videos

[QUOTE=Samurai Swoosh]The only travel in this thread is that LeBron post up from the 1st game of the season v.s. the Celtics.

I actually love threads like these because this stuff interests me more than player a > player b ... bunch of random, useless stats, without context, etc. PER, win shares ... People can be fooled into certain people here actually know what they are talking about IE Indian Guy, etc.

In THESE threads, you really get to understand people who know the game, and play the game.

:facepalm[/QUOTE]
There are plenty of travels in this thread aside from the obvious Lebron travels.

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Takes 2.5 steps before establishing his pivot

[IMG]http://www.gifsoup.com/view6/2709719/jordan1-o.gif[/IMG]

Takes 3 steps (he lifts his pivot if you look carefully)

[IMG]http://www.gifsoup.com/view7/2709893/1212-o.gif[/IMG]

Takes 2.5 steps

[IMG]http://nsa24.casimages.com/img/2010/10/20/101020073017274536.gif[/IMG]

Switches pivot (his right foot is actually his pivot and not his left)

[IMG]http://oi51.tinypic.com/2e1ekh3.jpg[/IMG]

Takes 2 steps then establishes pivot

[QUOTE=Floppy]
[IMG]http://nsa24.casimages.com/img/2010/10/20/101020073017274536.gif[/IMG]

Switches pivot (his right foot is actually his pivot and not his left)
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I think his left is the pivot

[QUOTE=PistonsFan#21]His pivot foot is the left foot but after he spins he lifts up his left foot while his right foot is still on the ground.[/QUOTE]
Left pivot foot, jumps off his right foot.
[IMG]http://nsa26.casimages.com/img/2011/06/24/110624094315659124.gif[/IMG] [img]http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/06/25/110625031045507249.jpg[/img]

Left pivot foot, jumps off his right foot.
[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/23iw9ea.jpg[/IMG] [img]http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/06/25/110625031314177361.jpg[/img]

Righ pivot foot, jumps off his left foot.
[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/2nqed4z.jpg[/IMG] [img]http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/06/25/110625031848786446.jpg[/img]

So all those are travels as well then. Do you have the paragraph of the NBA rule book that says a player must jump off with both feet after establishing his pivot foot? The only thing I could find was:

[QUOTE]Art. 4. 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;[/QUOTE]

[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/2qs1ht2.gif[/IMG]

Forward and reverse. :oldlol:

[QUOTE=SFMF]I think his left is the pivot[/QUOTE]
Nope his right foot is his pivot.

His right foot is planted when he picks up the ball then takes a step towards the baseline with his left foot making his right foot his pivot.

[QUOTE=Floppy]Nope his right foot is his pivot.

His right foot is planted when he picks up the ball then takes a step towards the baseline with his left foot making his right foot his pivot.[/QUOTE]:wtf:

Where do you see a step with his left foot towards the baseline?

[QUOTE=KenneBell][IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/2qs1ht2.gif[/IMG][/QUOTE]

This one is not a travel but good use of triple threat.

[QUOTE=Floppy]Nope his right foot is his pivot.

His right foot is planted when he picks up the ball then takes a step towards the baseline with his left foot making his right foot his pivot.[/QUOTE]

Uh, no, its his left.

Open up your eyes you blind skunk.

[QUOTE=Phong]:wtf:

Where do you see a step with his left foot towards the baseline?[/QUOTE]
It's hard to see cause the defender is covering it but he takes a big step towards the baseline.

You're allowed to lift your pivot foot. You just can't put it back down before getting rid of the ball. Very few traveling violations in this thread.

Maybe you don't know your left from your right but he plants his left foot as he's picking up his dribble.
[img]http://nsa27.casimages.com/img/2011/06/25/110625033520883266.jpg[/img]

Then make a step with his right towards the baseline.
[img]http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/06/25/110625033626927976.jpg[/img]

Then reverse spin on his left pivot and plant his right.
[img]http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/06/25/110625033730846743.jpg[/img]

Thank you Phong. As I said, not a travel.

[QUOTE=Phong]Left pivot foot, jumps off his right foot.
[IMG]http://nsa26.casimages.com/img/2011/06/24/110624094315659124.gif[/IMG] [img]http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/06/25/110625031045507249.jpg[/img]

Left pivot foot, jumps off his right foot.
[IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/23iw9ea.jpg[/IMG] [img]http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/06/25/110625031314177361.jpg[/img]

Righ pivot foot, jumps off his left foot.
[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/2nqed4z.jpg[/IMG] [img]http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/06/25/110625031848786446.jpg[/img]

So all those are travels as well then. [B]Do you have the paragraph of the NBA rule book that says a player must jump off with both feet after establishing his pivot foot?[/B] The only thing I could find was:[/QUOTE]

Its travels too but like i said its not blatant ones. I dont think there is a paragraph that explains this particular case word for word but if you lift your pivot foot and keep the other foot on the ground then its the same as switching pivot foot

[QUOTE=PistonsFan#21]Its travels too but like i said its not blatant ones. I dont think there is a paragraph that explains this particular case word for word but if you lift your pivot foot and keep the other foot on the ground then its the same as switching pivot foot[/QUOTE]

Where in the rule book does it say that? Lifting your pivot foot meaning on your tippie toes or off the ground? If the former, you're incorrect.

[QUOTE=PistonsFan#21]
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that's not a travel. im surprised there is so much discussion over this. :eek: