*Because I don't have time to fill my queue. I need to milk this one for all it's worth!

Self promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Friday, February 17th, 2012 11:29am PST - promote requested by original submitter bareboards2.

*skillful

Adding video to channels (Skillful) - requested by Sarzy.

How is this not travelling??!!

>> ^Kofi:

How is this not travelling??!!


I was thinking the same thing.

The Mighty Morphin' Power Wiki says

In clarifications:

It is impossible to travel while dribbling. The height of the dribble or number of steps taken per dribble is irrelevant.

A player who attempts a field goal may not be the first to touch the ball if it fails to touch the backboard, basket ring or another player.

He was dribbling to the end, technically tried to score a field goal, it hit the backboard, he dunked.

Travelling mostly has to do with while you're holding the ball, not dribbling.

Thank you! My knowledge of the rule of basket ball is (evidently) minimal

Tags for this video have been changed from 'pellum, hampton, pass, dunk' to 'pellum, hampton, pass, backboard, rebound, dunk' - edited by calvados

So... just to clarify, if he had tossed it in the air at the basket, but it wasn't blocked or tipped, and didn't actually come in contact with rim or backboard, it would have been travelling.

You don't see this very much in the NBA for a few reasons. One, the defense is tighter, BUT there are still players that can still most definitely pull this off no problems. The reason said players do not pull off said play is because your coach will rip off your head and shit down your throat...as Duke Nukem so elegantly puts it.

It is a play of pure showboating extreme and not meant for professional play. Your number one goal set by your coach (and to be honest the owners as well) in a professional league is to make sure the ball goes in first, showboating is your secondary consideration to pump up the crowd. If you're ahead by 30 points with six minutes left in the fourth quarter maybe they will give you some leeway on doing such things.

I know the number of times I've seen it done are very few and far in between; much like behind the backboard shots (which require you to be VERY careful with your aim if you want it to count).

>> ^kceaton1:

You don't see this very much in the NBA for a few reasons. One, the defense is tighter, BUT there are still players that can still most definitely pull this off no problems. The reason said players do not pull off said play is because your coach will rip off your head and shit down your throat...as Duke Nukem so elegantly puts it.
It is a play of pure showboating extreme and not meant for professional play. Your number one goal set by your coach (and to be honest the owners as well) in a professional league is to make sure the ball goes in first, showboating is your secondary consideration to pump up the crowd. If you're ahead by 30 points with six minutes left in the fourth quarter maybe they will give you some leeway on doing such things.
I know the number of times I've seen it done are very few and far in between; much like behind the backboard shots (which require you to be VERY careful with your aim if you want it to count).


I kinda think it made it easier for him to score, if he's proficient at it such that he trusts the move. I hope you're just being a bit negative. I'm not into basketball, but the supreme confidence in one's abilities to the point where you can perform indefensible moves or sleight of hand is what made michael jordan exciting whether you like basketball or not. More like that is not a bad thing.

@dannym3141 I agree with everything you said. I want to see FAR more plays like that. Plays like that are what make sports fun to watch in the first place. But, the reason you don't see those moves very often are for the exact reasons I stated. Unless you are a Michael Jordan and get the "go ahead" to play like this or moreover you have such talent (as in Jordan's case) that these type of plays will happen just due to the nature of his play-style. Like you said it depends on the player and their talent and I completely agree with you.

At the same time coaches will try to reign in three point shooting, alley-oops, high risk plays, etc... But, they tend to allow the plays to be "on the floor" when certain players enter the game and thus shift the dynamics. Thus, like you said, it's the players--ultimately it truly does come down to the player on the court and "the moment" (which if you've played Basketball, or really any sport you know what I mean by that--the moment when things happen to line up, perfectly, and naturally you react with a play you already know OR something that "feels" natural).

If the player can pull off the move performed in the video just as well as a regular dunk or layup, have at it, as it creates great momentum and ignites (or deflates) the crowd which are intangibles that are VERY important in a game and don't appear on a scoring sheet, but I'll be the first to tell you it (they) should be a statistic measuring something as they can win games.

@kceaton1 - yeah, i spose a michael jordan type is a force unto itself. Doesn't matter what a coach says, it'll be natural to do it like that.