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Originally Posted by Shaq_Diesel
Please explain what a "2 count rhythm" is...I've never once heard that in my lifetime of playing basketball
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It's NBA specific. The rule is worded differently in high school and college. The 2 count rhythm actually gives players more flexiblity with their pivot foot so sometime a play that would be called travelling in college is legal in the NBA, but never the reverse.
Basically, the count begins once you have picked up your dribble and the ball is in your hands, the first foot to touch ground after your hand touches the ball at the completion of a dribble is the first count (or if a foot is already on the ground, as in the case of a power dribble or the "spin" move Wade uses here, that is the first count). If you come to a stop on the count of one, you can pivot with either foot. The next foot (or both feet if at the same time) to touch the ground is the second count. When stopping on the second count you can only pivot with your rear foot. If your feet come together under you, you pivot with either. Once a pivot foot is established, you can lift it only as part of a step through move. If you return the pivot to the floor without shooting or passing, it's travelling.