Traveling….is it 2 steps, 3 steps, or more?....not to mention the constant dragging and shuffling of the pivot foot. The whole thing has turned into a joke..

Although it is basically only David Stern who insists it’s a myth as opposed to a fact:

Established players get the benefit of referees calls.

Stern constantly tries to refute this, going so far as to say the league office has ‘proof’ that this is a myth. Why then, have we not been shown the ‘proof’? (Of course the obvious answer is that this is not provable one way or the other.)

And yet every coach, every TV analyst, every player accepts it as fact.

The Kobe one fascinates me, and I’ve posted about it extensively in the past. Defense is such a subjective measure, and once enough people say something, it is accepted as true. Phil Jackson went out of his way to tell reporters that Kobe was a great defensive player several years ago, and it’s been NBA gospel ever since. Of course, this one is especially tricky because Kobe certainly can be great, and at times is great, but the vast majority of the time he gambles and ball watches and is generally a poor defender.

as “palming” or “carry over”...It’s just that these guys’ first step is so lightning fast!!

I agree with you on KB…He never guards the other teams best offensive guard…Lots of players looked like DPofY against QR!!

speaking of great defensive players….I think Bruce Bowen is a little bit over-rated. After watching the way he man-handled Peja yesterday, I get the feeling that, yeah, he is pretty quick and all (although not on the same level as Q), but he uses his body and hands A LOT. The funny part about this is that he doesn’t get called for it, because of his “reputation”. I mean, if he were playing in the 80’s when pretty much any contact was legal this side of decapitation, he would be all league easily…I just think he gets away with way too much contact that isn’t called a foul when clearly it is. Bruce Bowen, you, my friend from Cal St. Fullerton, are a myth.