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Originally posted by rcwilco
I do not agree that there is no primary in transition. If both officials are watching ball while it is coming down the court trouble is just waiting to happen.
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Jeff didn't say no primary in transition. He said no primary during a dead ball. I'm not sure I agree with him, though. I would say in this particular situation, Lead was just signalling a foul, players were carried out of bounds by momentum, and the play was not yet over. Presumably, Trail was out around the 3-point line somewhere. Lead should still have eyes glued to players A1 and B1 for just the kind of thing that actually happened. I think it's Lead's call one way or the other.
Rookie Dude -- if the ball was dead, there's no way it could have been an intentional foul. It would have been a technical foul. I think calling the T for unsportsmanlike conduct is safer in terms of the nit-picking details. Was the ball dead, or not? Doesn't matter, the behavior was unsportsmanlike. If it was very rough at all, could even have been flagrant and toss the kid.