LakersSlapper, I agree with you, but that's not up to me. I am just trying to nail down the definition of what the step back is and isn't, so that the rule can be applied fairly. At this point in time as far as I can tell we have an inequity on a scale never before seen. Harden is allowed to shove away his defender, and then dance 3 steps backwards with impunity. I can't believe that this is legal, or everyone would do it every play. Not to mention the flops and the jumping into people to draw fouls, but that's another discussion.
If the shove and 3 step dance and etc. is allowed for Harden, then let everybody do it. Houston will still likely lose this year to a team that gets similar calls, and next year the entire league's parity would be flipped.
