Question about layup traveling in b-ball

[MenacingMonk]

If you're going for a layup and you take 1 step, 2 step, stop with the second foot on the ground while the other is coming down so you can establish stillness, that's considered a travel, right?

If you take a step while trying to gather the dribble to go for a layup, take 2 steps and shoot it's fine, right?

I looked up the second one and it's fine to take 2 1/2 steps as it's been called.

 

[Brosef]

It's all good

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

can only take 2 steps if you are going in the air after

 

[MenacingMonk]

It's all good

Holy shyt.

 

[Codeine Bryant]

 

[kevin arnold]

It's all good

 

[Brozay]

i still get confused what constitutes a travel, its inconsistent

i see players take 3 CLEAR steps all the time without it called

when i say something here, everybody says its legal to take an extra step while gathering

 

[Brozay]

It's all good

nah ... hes gathering

 

[Cerebral Labyrinth]

Holy shyt.

nah ... hes gathering

Look at his right hand - he takes a dribble. Not a travel.

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

i still get confused what constitutes a travel, its inconsistent

i see players take 3 CLEAR steps all the time without it called

when i say something here, everybody says its legal to take an extra step while gathering

yea there are travels all the time. constant knock on the nba worldwide. the most often travel that i see not called is when they are catching the ball moving on the perimeter or getting a handoff on the perimeter. ive seen wade and bron take like 3-4 steps before even dribbling.

 

[kevin arnold]

Look at his right hand - he takes a dribble. Not a travel.

 

[MenacingMonk]

i still get confused what constitutes a travel, its inconsistent

i see players take 3 CLEAR steps all the time without it called

when i say something here, everybody says its legal to take an extra step while gathering

In street ball everybody wanna play with a clusterfukk of different rules.

I did the 2 1/2 step move and some dude wanted to call travel on it. He was the only one who tried calling it too.

can only take 2 steps if you are going in the air after

So the first one I listed is a travel, right?

 

[Kaypain]

Look at his right hand - he takes a dribble. Not a travel.

Thank you

 

[Brozay]

Look at his right hand - he takes a dribble. Not a travel.

he still basically takes 3 steps after the dribble tho

 

[Cerebral Labyrinth]

i still get confused what constitutes a travel, its inconsistent

i see players take 3 CLEAR steps all the time without it called

when i say something here, everybody says its legal to take an extra step while gathering

You do get time to gather. Here's how I think about it: every time you dribble, on average you take two steps. One step when the ball hits the floor, and one step when the ball comes back up. That step when the ball is coming back up to your hands is when you decide if you're going to keep dribbling or gather during that time. Then AFTER you make that decision, you take your two steps. So your gather + 2 steps once you've made your decision & picked up the ball.

In the NBA it's tricky since the players are so quick and they incorporate more than just a step (stutter steps, quick lateral steps for crossovers, hesitation moves, etc.). There's obviously garbage that players escape with, but that gather does make things more subjective.

Edit: What I'm talking about with that gather applies to the Lin gif too. Not 3 steps IMO.