Travelling.

[ChapelHeeled]

I told one of my buddies that a job I would LOVE to have would be a supervisor of officials --- hell, call it a "Zebra Czar". I can tell you I would enforce some accountability and/or hold open auditions for NCAA officials.
First rule I would start with is travelling.... and it's really a very simple rule that hasn't changed. The first foot that touches the floor after a player gathers the ball is the Pivot Foot --- if you lift that foot you must get rid of the ball before that foot hits the floor again. It's really that simple.
Allen's Pivot Foot was his right, and if he was gonna shoot a legal runner he should have thus jumped off his left... but lo and behold he kept going and his right foot returned to the floor, i.e., travelling.
Funny thing is, in my experience playing, coaching and yes, reffing, it's often the awkward looking steps that catch the ref's eye --- hell, back in the day some zebras (Lenny Wirtz) would call walks even when they weren't just because it looked different --- well they don't get much more awkward looking than that wrong-footed runner Allen put up, and one that was without a doubt travelling.

Below is a link to a National story. The HEADLINE speaks for itself...



http://www.sbnation.com/college-bas...len-controversial-buzzer-beater-duke-virginia

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

Couple of nice comments on Twitter now that the rankings are out.

duke is back in the top 25.
i guess you can say they’re having an *up and down* season.
Brett Thompson (@brettlive)

duke travelled back into top 25
stevie flythe (@malsda04)

 

[TarHeelMark]

White Whiplash...

haha... or how about "Vanilla Whip"

 

[TarHeelMark]

Gary, would not you expect the ACC Office to at least make a statement concerning this GAME DECIDING HUGE MISTAKE...??? No guts in that arena (imo)...

yeah, I'm sure we're gonna hear nothing but crickets on this one

I wonder if Wilbon will call for dook to forfeit the game the way he wanted the U to forfeit the football game against dook.

 

[Tru Blu Tar Heel]

He actually took two quick steps and then jumped and put the shot up while his body was coming down.

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Nope, that's clearly 3 steps, even if you think he released before his 4th step.

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

As much fun as it is to rehash it, and as obvious as it is that it was missed, I would NEVER expect that call to be made against Duke, in Cameron, on a game winner, and I'd be shocked if it was. You'd need a spatula to get my chin off the floor.

 

[Geth]

My 10 year old asked why they didn't call it- then he correct himself mid sentence- "Ohh yeah- it's DOOK"

 

[TarHeelMark]

My 10 year old asked why they didn't call it- then he correct himself mid sentence- "Ohh yeah- it's DOOK"

You are doing an exemplary job raising your kid!

 

[UNC71-00]

Yea and UNC never gets calls. OK pal. Did you forget when Tyler Hansbrough was at UNC and the defender would breathe on him and he would be on the line?

That got him far in the NBA, on the end of the Hornets bench.

Gerald is the real victim. Never forget.

Now gfy.

Dookies, by and large, are the epitome of fanboys. If they weren't such dooshbaigs, they would actually inspire pity.

 

[UNC71-00]

haha... or how about "Vanilla Whip"

See, this is just it. Does anyone think Allen was a flopper/leg kicker/ head whipper before he got to Dook?

K teaches this garbage- actually, he indoctrinates them with it in basic training. It's why no Dook player speaks fondly of the place after escaping and is also why K is the biggest hypocritical prick in college sports.

 

[Archer2]

It's no coincidence that the LOM's players consistently pull that bush league crap. Allen may be one of the worst offenders in d00k history and that's saying something because it's been going on since the Hurley/Laettner days. The smirk on Allen's face when he gets away with his bush league antics is very similar to the smirk on Martin Shkreli's face when he was called to testify for raising the price of his company's drug 5000%. In fact, they may secretly be brothers, they certainly resemble one another.

dookbags, both of them.

 

[BillyL]

See, this is just it. Does anyone think Allen was a flopper/leg kicker/ head whipper before he got to Dook?

K teaches this garbage- actually, he indoctrinates them with it in basic training. It's why no Dook player speaks fondly of the place after escaping and is also why K is the biggest hypocritical prick in college sports.

QFT