This is why I love Kobe Bryant. He had every move/crossover in the book and didn’t need to carry or travel.

I started watching NBA with my old man when I was 7 in 1959, the year Wilt Chamberlain entered the league as a rookie. During the 60s and 70s the referees often called a carry but back then it was an inadvertent mistake on the player’s part, not a deliberate act to bend the rules. This trend to deliberately carry the ball seems to have started on the basketball courtyards when kids wanted to emulate the dribbling wizardry of Pete Maravich whose moving skills while dribbling was legitimate without having to carry the ball. To me, carrying the ball to bend rules in order to gain the advantage is not skillful, it’s sloppy and reflects a personality trait of someone who’s willing to cheat. Bring back rule enforcement.

Traveling and carrying is bull... because defenders have no chance and there are no means to play good defence

Poole and Ja carry carry. like hand under the ball and all that.

If they bring back this rule and call, the NBA is doomed. This entire generation does it.

Killer crossover was Tim Hardaway, not Iverson. Carries are pretty easy, at least back in the day. If your dribble started from the lower third of the ball, it was a carry. I just laugh at half the players today who cannot dribble without rolling over the ball. And the fouls are easy - whoever initiates contact. It drives me nuts every time a defender plays great defense and the offensive player decides to simply accelerate into the defender and the ref bails out the offensive player.

When I actively played basketball, there was a ball handeling rule: While dribbling the ball, man In possession of the ball, "the dribbling hand, can not break a 90° vertical plan... other wise that individual will be called for a carry/travel". Now that would really break the NBA. Plus, the "lean in foul", should've never existed. And obvious flops should be an automatic, technical

Reggie Miller pulled that occasionally - LONG before Dwayne entered the league. They changed the rules - often calling the changed rule "The Miller Rule". But they stopped enforcing it for a while, 'til Hardin started getting away with murder using it. It was the old "kick out the leg while shooting to draw contact" move.

I am 69 and played in high school and college, I know many say that AI didn't carry the ball, but I recall being shocked that he wasn't called for a carry.

You can’t put your hand under the ball. It’s how you grew up playing and refs called you out on it. Period.

IMO they ought to be dealing with the traveling issue first...it's almost embarrassing sometimes

Agree with your assessment! Some of the moves you highlighted are super fishy. I would say AI exploited the rules, but it was bending and not breaking them. Way less impertinent than what you see today in some cases. Maybe you could say he opened the door for other players to get more and more 'creative'

Nice take on this subject. You want to think about taking on the Euro step or traveling. Thanks keep up the good work

Crack down on this and moving pics and game is beautiful again. Great video

I’m glad you made this video cause I’ve been saying this for years since Iverson

Good, they're are rules in the game. All far game changing players but it's extra special when a player can do what he does without traveling or carrying or walking. Love the video man, fundamental basketball/sports are important. Happy New Year ✌️💙

A hesitation dribble is when you pause your body, not the ball. The second you slow the downward path of the ball you are carrying.

Everyone seems to carry in todays NBA. The way it used to be...was let say your dribbling a globe and if your hand goes below the equator that used to be a carry. I would like it better if they went back to the old rules. The players would complain ...but eventually adapt.

They should also call traveling on that step back three point shot

Recently I was shocked when I saw Luca for Dallas doing it repeatedly, carrying all the way

Killer crossover came from Tim Hardaway

Ok, when it comes to the tule with DWade, I understand it, to a point. If you apply this to aspects of the game like post play, that is where you get a lot of fouls, for jumping and the guy with the rock, jumping into you. But you can also just step through for a layup, just thought I'd bring that up. When it comes to anything outside the post, what's stopping you from continually jumping to deny passing lanes, since there is no penalty for it anymore. Just some food for thought

Tried to referee a game. I stated "I'm tryna let you all hoop." after all the complaining about missed calls. I said "bruh I just started calling carriers NONE of you would make it past half court so pick your poison". 🤦🏾‍♂️

I agree that consistency is key. If youre gonna start calling it, always call it for everyone that does it

About time they start calling this! This used to be called when I was growing up in the neighborhood. If us novice players can dribble the right way then a pro should have no problem

Great topic. MJ to me started the carrying and the refs looked the other way. Steph does it correct because he pushes the ball in a direction, not carry the ball. The rule is, the hand can't go half way from under, in todays game, is goes completely under and the refs let it go. They are finally addressing this issue.

Great breakdown!

I.T. rarely carried. A.I. didn't carry as much as people try to say. Both of them used change of pace but if you notice, they didn't put their hands under the ball, nor did they cuff the ball, nor did they even take extra steps most of the time. The studder-step is a legal move and that is taking multiple steps within a dribble. Ja was carrying in these videos. So was KD.

I just want to point out that NBA refs judge a carry by the middle of the palm. If the middle of the palm goes below the middle equator, it's considered a carry, not necessarily if their fingers go below the ball. So, you technically are allowed to have your fingers go beyond the lower equator of the ball, so long as the middle of the palm doesn't go below the ball. You are also allowed to put your hand on the side and behind the ball. That is not a carry, so long as the middle of the palm goes beyond the mid point.

I been saying it for years, they need to called it all the time

There is no such thing as a "hesitation" dribble. Carry: to pause dribble. Hesitation: to pause‼️

I think because of how much players do it, they can either call it whenever it happens, not call it all (ie. Remove it from the rule book) or maybe some kind of rule change.

Why does the last 2 minutes of a bb game feel like an eternity.

Agree with commenter who said they need to call traveling before worrying about this. It's getting absurd.

Keep ya damn hand on TOP OF THE BALL!! Simple!!

Yoooo the ref said: If he could dribble like that he’d play in the league 😂😂😂 clowned the fuck outta CP3.

how you said it should be called but consitently, but there is the problem the game is to fast. so my solution just made the travel strikter that would also pickup the carry. But you are wrong about one little thing, that it would be whistle whistle whistle, the players would adapt quickly if they would call carry strikter.

0:33 he double dribbled

This is the arguement between ACTUAL SPORTS vs. SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT

If they can find a consistent basis to call it like the Poole clip at the end was a solid example🤷🏾‍♂️

Oh GOD thank you, at last !!!

4:52 even if the camera is behind he switched imhis dribble from left to right without ball bouncing from the wood

Michael Jordan and Reggie Miller used to jump into players all the time to draw fouls before dwayne wade. Tim hardaway invented the killer crossover. There is no such thing as a hesitation dribble. When did they make that up? Carrying isnt entertainment. Its so annoying to watch as a fan. Id rather they call it all the time and maybe players will rely on skill and not cheating.

Hesitation is a carry by the rule you read. Doesn't matter if you change the word. It is a carry.

Ja Morant stays carrying!! About damn time they are calling it 💯❗️

Well you can rephrase the rule saying the center of the hand doesn't go "south" of the ball's "horizon". Or that the back of the hand can't face Southern than the horizon... just saying "under" can lead to different interpretations.

All I know, FIBA refs are consistent with their whistles... If it's travel it's travel, if it's carry it's carry... And I like that, consistency... 👌🏻

That's why offenses are up, when you used to put your hand under the ball you had 2 options shoot or pass now they can continue the dribble

My other fave is the jump shot fall down bs. I can understand every once in a while but every shot damn.

I'm happy it's even being discussed. I thought the call was extinct. Can we get a 'three second' call sometime? Just every once in a while would be good.

You cannot lay a millimeter of any finger on the southern hemisphere of the basketball

Donavan Mitchell responded to a fan complaining about Ja Morant egregiously carrying on every possession. His response was "we all do it." lol

By definition a hesitation is a pause. Per your own posting of the rule a pause is a violation. Logically then a hesitation is a violation.

Ja Morant carries all the time and never gets called for it smh

All these great dribbles are & have been doing it for years. I hope the start calling offensive fouls on ppl using their offhand to hit the defender while trying to dunk on them. Like how Blake Griffen did almost every dunk.

That's why Shaquille O'Neal had Shaqtin' a fool

That mordant clip was crazy. These guys need to go back to dribbling and stop carrying like that.

they need to enforce carrying, traveling, and jumping [*masked as part of positioning] in t'days nba 🏀 .....

It's all streetball now. Like to see someone show either how these same violations were being made, with no whistle through the decades. Stats and records, now, only have meaning amongst the time period when the rules were mutual

The main problem with rampant carrying is players slowly doing it worse and worse slowly getting away with more every time. If it wasn’t called then what’s it matter if you carry a little longer before dribbling or passing which would eliminate the carry but that’s not what we’re talking about

obviously, the author is not old enough to know the real the killer crossover was dubbed to the player of tim hardaway not allen iverson.

Also alot of players Travel while doing this jump/drop step “ power move “ to the hoop it’s ridiculous. And it should be called a travel

Hesitation means change of direction, if you change directions without interrupting your rhythm, it’s mostly a carry

Thomas at 4:54 taking it to another level. Such lazy refs sometimes

FINALLY! Stopped watching NBA years ago. Carrying the ball, flops, traveling has killed the game.

One thing that every person here must remember is that the problem is the officiating and not the players. If officials call them consistently, players could adapt and adjust to that. Players play by the rules they are at.

Iverson who was my fav ever to watch..carried it almost every single time..

"weather or not you think it should be called". If they carry it should be called. Doesn't matter who does it.

I was watching a doc on Tim Donaghy, he made it clear when refs have a personal beef with a player, they calling all their travel and carrys😂

If I was a ref, score would end up being 0-0 by the end of the 4th. With about 1,000 turnovers.

Just FYI players have been pumping and jumping into a defender decades before Wade. Earl the Pearl was famous for it, for one

Good officials used to call carrying and traveling, across the board, even if they weren't sure about it. They liked to nip it in the bud. Need the same thing, nowadays. They give the offense way too much advantage, considering all the other advantages it has now.

At the beginning of KD portion, his hand is clearly under the ball. He then moves it [briefly] under the ball again which allows him to pause. Thing is, he could easily pause with his hand on the side just by doing a slightly harder dribble or by letting it fall rather than dribbling it.

It shouldn't be called, let us be entertained. It's a new Era now!

They need to call it so that players stop doing that crap. Players will adjust.

People who cry about this call usually suck in basketball and miss when the finals was the Detroit Pistons vs. san Antonip Spurs. Ya like boring basketball

It is quite simple and depends on the position of your hand on the ball. Once you hand is under the ball, palm up you are literally carrying. It is the only way to pause for extended period of time without the ball dropping on the floor. Call it. Call it consistently. Players would adjust. Brief them that carrying is no longer tolerated and they quickly adapt. As a fan it really pisses me off when the rules are arbitrarily not being enforced.

These guys have more carries per game than Ezekiel Elliott. I know because I have Ezekiel Elliott on my fantasy football team and Tony Pollard is taking away carries away from him.

I love basketball and have always felt like the NBA had the most skilled and athletic players of any game. I also like the PURITY of the game. I've been saying this for several years now, but even louder lately, making myself sound like an old has-been sayin, "When I played... XYZ!". In my time, any time hand was at "4 o'clock and 8 o'clock" on the ball when dribbling, it was going to be called a carry every time. It's so pervasive, that it has dribbled (LOL) down to even my peewee bball. Every time they dribble, it's like they're turning the ball over in their hand. Do people think the overwhelmingly majority of players just instantly, and collectively, became Kyrie-level ballhandlers and crossing people up like they do nowadays! Nah... it's because players are allowed to carry. There's no other way to switch direction that quickly and legally dribble the ball.

I have to disagree with you about if carries were called, players would avg 5 turn overs a game. NO, players would adjust and get back to what the fundamental rules are. Refs let Curry kick his leg out on jump shots for 4 years, now that they call it, Curry doesn't do it as much. The Refs are destroying the rule book, the game and the lower divisions.

ABOUT TIME, THEY BEEN CARRYING THE BALL FOR YEARS !!!!!

That is why there are all these crazy dribbling move videos that I never heard of 30 years ago…because players are allowed to carry and travel like crazy which makes defense practically impossible

FYI, the Jordan Poole spin wasn’t a carry. Hand was on top half of the ball and was floated before he spun. Legit awesome move. Just because something looks different, doesn’t make it wrong

It’s mainly Ja Morant

Any time that the ball hand supports the ball, it's a carry, the same rule is in volleyball. Catching the dribbling ball is illegal af. This new wave, eoro style basketball is unrecognizable, to 80's kids

Crack down on it!!! It would make the game harder for these guys and make the game more competitive.

I love how they just let things like this go for almost 20years maybe more than all the sudden they decide to enforce it this year and don't expect people to be pissed. If they consistently called the rule all these years there would be a clear cut definition of the rule, going back and forth calling it and not makes it super unclear what you're allowed to do or not, so here we are! Consistency matters for refs more than anything, these drastic and instant unannounced changes are just going to convolute the rule and piss off more people.

The game doesn't move that fast today , it's definitely a carry and it takes away from the honest flow of the game

In my day these things were called palming, and dubble dribble. If the ball stops in the hand you can't dribble again. If the ball stops in the hand and you take two steps it is traveling. Things like this is one of the reasons people don't tune in.

You should do another one about traveling especially off of their pivot foot, which technically is not allowed

At 2:36 you hear someone yell out "Carry!"

I dont know what rules the NBA goes by, traveling, jumping into people, carrying the ball, its like watching a foreign sport you know nothing about. I cant watch it.

Isaiah @ 4:53 mark dribbled, switched the ball in his hands from left to his right hand without dribbling and then continued dribbling. That's a suspension of his dribble and a double dribble violation.🤷‍♂

cant you do a hesitation move WITHOUT the hand component, i.e. using your eyes, your head, leaning your body...there are a lot of ways to sell a hesitation move without needing to actually carry the ball

This is why you have to take all these offensive numbers of today with a grain of salt. You can't defend someone with illegal handles. defense is being phased out of NBA basketball.

Yeah...got to consistently call that. No way you can hold the ball for that long and take steps.

I’m glad they are calling this now it’s way outta hand

I play in very low level leagues in rural Australia and I noticed carrys start to be called less and less in the 2010s. I first started playing 2004 and ref's were all over it for my first few years. Honestly as long as a player doesn't either scoop it up and take several steps then continue dribbling or come to a complete stop with their hand under it then continue I don't care, I'd prefer the game to just keep moving rather than having more whistles blown.

It needs to be called every time. Period

Carrying the ball makes it horribly unfair for the defender.