Has to be a couple a game now and I dont remember that last time ive seen one called.
Ok_Respond7928
Only when the player pisses of the refs.
I think one of my favourite NBA stories is the refs just deciding one day to call carries on AI because he crossed a line with another ref. The refs called him for a carry pretty much every time he dribbled the next game. The only way people are able to dribble as good as they do now is due to carrying almost every player does it some definitely more than others but it is part of the game nowadays.
pskill43
In nba the refs don’t call it and the smart players are abusing it.
Just compare how Luka Doncic plays in the nba vs. how he plays in FIBA tournaments. Luka carries all the time in nba and he doesn’t do that when plays in FIBA. It gives the offensive player huge advantage.
Honestly adapting the rule is part of the players ability. I have no problem with the players if that’s how Adam silver wants it to be called
RedRocket13
Only when they ref can use it to sway a game they’ve either bet on or been instructed to influence a certain direction
Greerio
I would argue that traveling is rarely called either. These euro steps and gathers are ridiculous. I can’t even watch most of the time any more, I much prefer amateurs, where they actually call these things.
absolutkaos
the NBA doesnt strictly follow FIBA rules – you have to remember that NBA is entertainment first.
there’s a reason that all those kids that try to emulate Harden’s gather/shuffle 4-step move, or Luka’s euro stepping, or Curry’s dribble moves, etc. get called for those things in their high school games – but they’re all common place in the league.
this single freeze frame could be taken multiple times from every game, every night.
pahamack
This is still a carry, but really hard to see in real time.
I for one hope that AI refs would be implemented in the near future. Basketball is just such a hard game to referee.
DerivativeCapital
As long as you bounce the baplevery now and then your good. Westbrook would of managed to carry the ball all the way to half court if KD didn’t say anything.
troubledtimez
lol rarely called in youth sports also
is so crazy sometimes
headleydaniels
Only for players the ref has determined aren’t good at dribbling
dritarashtra
Not for him.
Fuckyafakenews
Not for players the NBA is Pushing
OldConfection5757
Ask Jordan Poole
m4ps
Only if its egregious and even then its only of the ref feels like it.
Historical_Main5261
Its fun to watch🤷♂️
Pistol-P
Getting away with the carry/hesitation when setting up and when coming off of a pick is such a huge advantage for the ball handler, every single player gets away with it, but the best players know how to abuse it more than others.
The longer a player can stall between dribbles, the longer the play can develop, while the hedging help defender can’t rotate back to his man because of the risk of the ballhandler going right into his shot.
Icy-Seaworthiness270
Jordan made carrying Legal. AI made it a ‘situational’ infraction ie:did you piss off the refs/league lately.
AllPulpOJ
youre posting this here like the raptors players (and every other team) dont also do the same kind of carrying, whats the point of this post lmao
LukeWarmRunnings
I remember it being explained as something to do with the flow of the ball and natural arc that explains away travelling in today’s rules.
If you dribble a ball you can feel if you’re lifting it, or just kind of slowing it down. It is a bit objective, and you could be picky, but different players, different styles, get away with different calls.
AmbitiousFork
It’s only for when refs are having a bad day, don’t like a player or they got money on the game. It can pretty much be called every possession though.
ISpillEverythingI
When I first seen Hardens stepback three , years ago, that’s when I said, yep carrying is now legit. For dribbling it has been out the door a long time.. now folks can carry the ball and jump to whereever they wanna shoot.
I wish it was like this back in my day. I got called for travels and carry just trying to do a euro step layup lol. Now folks taking three steps back before they even shoot it.
LAME
ISpillEverythingI
Back in my day if you picked up your dribble and hopped to a location and didn’t land on two feet it was a travel. Now bitches taking three steps before the shoot a three lol
SkipsPittsnogle
Sure doesn’t look like it.
BetUSOfficial
Of course not, this is the NBA, rules do not apply. Still, nobody beats Westbrook walking all the way to half court without a single dribble.
the-maj
I see the ball being carried in every day, but almost any playing bringing the ball up the court, with no calls. I’d say there is no such thing as a carry, except when refs simply decide that there is.
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Has to be a couple a game now and I dont remember that last time ive seen one called.
Only when the player pisses of the refs.
I think one of my favourite NBA stories is the refs just deciding one day to call carries on AI because he crossed a line with another ref. The refs called him for a carry pretty much every time he dribbled the next game. The only way people are able to dribble as good as they do now is due to carrying almost every player does it some definitely more than others but it is part of the game nowadays.
In nba the refs don’t call it and the smart players are abusing it.
Just compare how Luka Doncic plays in the nba vs. how he plays in FIBA tournaments. Luka carries all the time in nba and he doesn’t do that when plays in FIBA. It gives the offensive player huge advantage.
Honestly adapting the rule is part of the players ability. I have no problem with the players if that’s how Adam silver wants it to be called
Only when they ref can use it to sway a game they’ve either bet on or been instructed to influence a certain direction
I would argue that traveling is rarely called either. These euro steps and gathers are ridiculous. I can’t even watch most of the time any more, I much prefer amateurs, where they actually call these things.
the NBA doesnt strictly follow FIBA rules – you have to remember that NBA is entertainment first.
there’s a reason that all those kids that try to emulate Harden’s gather/shuffle 4-step move, or Luka’s euro stepping, or Curry’s dribble moves, etc. get called for those things in their high school games – but they’re all common place in the league.
this single freeze frame could be taken multiple times from every game, every night.
This is still a carry, but really hard to see in real time.
I for one hope that AI refs would be implemented in the near future. Basketball is just such a hard game to referee.
As long as you bounce the baplevery now and then your good.
Westbrook would of managed to carry the ball all the way to half court if KD didn’t say anything.
lol rarely called in youth sports also
is so crazy sometimes
Only for players the ref has determined aren’t good at dribbling
Not for him.
Not for players the NBA is Pushing
Ask Jordan Poole
Only if its egregious and even then its only of the ref feels like it.
Its fun to watch🤷♂️
Getting away with the carry/hesitation when setting up and when coming off of a pick is such a huge advantage for the ball handler, every single player gets away with it, but the best players know how to abuse it more than others.
The longer a player can stall between dribbles, the longer the play can develop, while the hedging help defender can’t rotate back to his man because of the risk of the ballhandler going right into his shot.
Jordan made carrying Legal. AI made it a ‘situational’ infraction ie:did you piss off the refs/league lately.
youre posting this here like the raptors players (and every other team) dont also do the same kind of carrying, whats the point of this post lmao
I remember it being explained as something to do with the flow of the ball and natural arc that explains away travelling in today’s rules.
If you dribble a ball you can feel if you’re lifting it, or just kind of slowing it down. It is a bit objective, and you could be picky, but different players, different styles, get away with different calls.
It’s only for when refs are having a bad day, don’t like a player or they got money on the game. It can pretty much be called every possession though.
When I first seen Hardens stepback three , years ago, that’s when I said, yep carrying is now legit. For dribbling it has been out the door a long time.. now folks can carry the ball and jump to whereever they wanna shoot.
I wish it was like this back in my day. I got called for travels and carry just trying to do a euro step layup lol. Now folks taking three steps back before they even shoot it.
LAME
Back in my day if you picked up your dribble and hopped to a location and didn’t land on two feet it was a travel. Now bitches taking three steps before the shoot a three lol
Sure doesn’t look like it.
Of course not, this is the NBA, rules do not apply. Still, nobody beats Westbrook walking all the way to half court without a single dribble.
I see the ball being carried in every day, but almost any playing bringing the ball up the court, with no calls. I’d say there is no such thing as a carry, except when refs simply decide that there is.