Look up "traveling" on Wikipedia:)

[Lord Ash]

The Professor pointed this out earlier in a thread that got locked and I am afraid it may have been missed by many...

But as you prepare for the UNC game tonight, PLEASE be sure to stop by Wikipedia and check out the entry for the basketball rules on "traveling."

[Grounded]

Priceless. That is very, very funny!

[TheBrianZoubekExperience]

Needs a picture of T or at least a link to the Knight Watch video.

[Fish80]

Priceless!

The North Carolina Tar Heel's very own Tyler Hansbrough's best known basketball move is Traveling.

[DukieInKansas]

The Professor pointed this out earlier in a thread that got locked and I am afraid it may have been missed by many...

But as you prepare for the UNC game tonight, PLEASE be sure to stop by Wikipedia and check out the entry for the basketball rules on "traveling."

Thanks for pointing this out. Here is a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveling_(basketball)

I wonder how long it will stay up?

[jjasper0729]

already been "corrected" but if you go into the history, you can compare the current version with the last one which has it

[nyr484]

Gone already.... don't worry, I fixed it. Back now.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

3. On one foot, the player may jump off that foot and simultane-
ously land on both; neither foot can be the pivot foot.
b. When one foot is on the playing court:
1. That foot shall be the pivot foot when the other foot touches in a
step;
2. The player may jump off that foot and simultaneously land on
both; neither foot can then be the pivot foot.

I have always wondered why the "jump stop" wasn't traveling. Now I know, it really is legal!

[HaveFunExpectToWin]

A friend has now linked it on his blog. Well done!

http://huggingharoldreynolds.blogspo...tar-heels.html

[snowdenscold]

Regardless of what you think of TH - why are we trying to erode the integrity of Wikipedia? Doesn't seem worth it just to make a joke...

[DukeCO2009]

Regardless of what you think of TH - why are we trying to erode the integrity of Wikipedia? Doesn't seem worth it just to make a joke...

All work and no play makes snowdenscold a dull boy.

No one's destroying the integrity of Wikipedia. The Hansblahblahblah comment doesn't distort any of the page's factual information, and is clearly meant in good fun.

[CameronBornAndBred]

That is awesome. I found my new signature, thanks Ash!

[Lord Ash]

That is awesome. I found my new signature, thanks Ash!

Hey it wasn't me, but Blueprofessor who pointed it out! I just noticed it got a bit lost in a more "serious" thread and couldn't just let it go!

[bjornolf]

I have two actual rules questions that don't seem to be answered here or in the rules. I wanted to ask this in the other thread, but it's closed:

1. If you jump for the ball off-balance and land flat on your back or stomach (similar to diving horizontally but jumping up instead of forward), is that traveling since you never had a foot on the ground?

2. If you fall but manage to keep your pivot foot PERFECTLY still, is it still a travel? Why?

Thanks, the rules don't seem to address these instances.

[feldspar]

I wanted to ask this in the other thread, but it's closed:

C'mon, you gotta but some heart into it. Have fun with it.

More like: That thread is now CLOSED, sucka.

[dukemath]

Check out examples of traveling.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveling_(basketball)

[cato]

If you jump for the ball off-balance and land flat on your back or stomach (similar to diving horizontally but jumping up instead of forward), is that traveling since you never had a foot on the ground?

That sounds quite painful.

[Lord Ash]

Examples

* Any action where the pivot foot is lifted and returned to the floor, or dragged along the floor.
* Lifting the pivot foot before starting a dribble.
* Taking multiple steps or shuffling the feet before starting a dribble.
* While holding the ball, jumping and returning to the floor without releasing the ball.
* Securing the ball while on the floor and attempting to roll over or stand up.
* Falling to the floor while holding the ball, even if it was caught while airborne (NCAA and NFHS only)
* North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough every time he touches the ball

[CameronBornAndBred]

They "corrected" the wiki link.
But I got a screenshot.
traveling.jpg

[Wheat/"/"/"]

Here's the best example of traveling I've seen.