bball folks: question about the hop step and traveling

[LordSnailz]

So say you're dribbling and you do a hop step ... after the hop and you land, can you do a pump fake or do you have to go up after landing? Some people are saying if you don't go straight up after landing it's a travel?

 

[axelfox]

Do you still have a choice of a pivot foot? If you don't leave the pivot foot, you should still be fine.

Unless this is one of those legal travelling moves like a layup.

 

[shocksyde]

It's called a "Jump Stop" if I remember correctly. And as long as you do indeed come to a complete stop and don't shuffle your feet or anything, I believe you're in the clear.

 

[LordSnailz]

yep, that's what I meant, the jump stop ... I thought you can pump fake after the jump stop but some people on the court last said you can't.
I know you can't pivot after a jump stop, just don't know if I can fake then shoot ...

 

[zinfamous]

I don't think you can pump fake after the jump stop. It's probably legal in the NBA, though. Then again...so is smoking crack...

 

[axelfox]

Well, technically you would have to land on two feet at the same time, not 1 and then 2.

If you do a jump stop (two feet landing at the same time), you can still pump fake and choose a pivot foot. I used this move often, and have seen this move used to average 22 points a game. It's NOT travelling if done correctly.

Those guys who call it travel = haters 😀

 

[atybimf]

on a jump stop, if your feet come down together and don't shuffle it's not a travel and you have a pivot foot.

 

[LordSnailz]

yeah, landing on both feet at the same time is a must but I didn't know you can still pivot.
I've done hop step, pump fake many times, and wasn't called on it till last night; maybe it was cause the game was tied and that was the winning shot? 🙂