a step = putting 1 foot in front of another, not jumping up in the air with both legs and landing in an obvious travel.
You get 2 steps, it is the 3rd that is a travel so if you pick up your dribble, are in the air and then come down in a jump stop (both feet), it is perfectly legal. There is definitely a leanency with this rule in the NBA, though. When it is bad, they usually call it. My biggest problem with the NBA game is that most teams don't really run any offense at all. They just come down, run a pick and roll or whatever. The Lakers actually have an offense except for when they all stand around and watch Kobe. I do think that since the Lakers came away with the # 1 seed that Kobe is very deserving of the award. CP3 would have been 2nd on my list and then probably KG and then LeBron. The Cavs just didn't do good enough to warrant LBJ getting the award. Now, if we go by overall value to his team, LBJ gets it hands down. That team probably wouldn't have won a game this year if it wasn't for him. LOL
The cavs in the east without lebron would have won far more games then the hornets in the west without paul. Paul had the hornets a top the West for a couple weeks.
Did anyone expect the hornets to even make the playoffs? No way! Cleveland was just in the finals.
Ive always been under the impression that you get 2 steps on your way to the basket. Theres guys taking 3-4 steps whenever they want. Its easily noticeable when they are bringing the ball up court and they pass it over. The guy coming up the floor with the ball will take 2 steps before he even thinks about dribbling.
