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Originally Posted by AremRed
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For example the NFHS says for Lead to watch rebounding when the Trail has a 3-point shooter in the corner. The NBA does the opposite, has the Lead official referee the 3-point shooter in the corner and tells Trail to close down and referee post rebounding action. This makes perfect sense for a bunch of reasons: the Lead is closer to the 3-point shooter and the Trail official naturally has a better big-picture possession-consequence view on rebounding action.
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I'm not at all in agreement that this is better coverage of the post and corner. The Trail is often stacked for rebounding action on his side of the court, while the Lead is able to see between opponents who are positioning for the rebound. It also leaves the Lead without a clue about secondary defenders should A1 decide to drive from the corner to the basket.