The rule adjusted for the two steps. Not Maggette’s six stepping James Brown Shuffle.

2 step rule of thumb has been what everyone (who didn’t read the rule book) has always said, regardless of whether it is a pickup game or somewhere else. The trouble is, it used to be that the 2nd step was the travel, so people could say, “That’s 2 steps!” meaning “he traveled.” Unfortunately, somewhere long before I can remember the popular definition (not the one the refs call in the officiated games I’ve played – which always confused me) became “That’s 2 steps!” so “he didn’t travel.”

Just thinking about what I can do on the court with 2 steps as opposed to 1, this is a significant change to the game, even if it is one we’ve been experiencing for generations.