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Originally posted by Brad
What about the case where you have two seconds left on the court and the team that is down by one has to go the length of the court and score...
Let's say that trail is opposite the table -- that is, he is inbounding the ball on the baseline. I don't think that there is any way that he has a better look at the play versus the center, who would be somewhere around mid-court / 28-foot line.
And isn't the best look determined by where they shoot the last second shot from? We don't really have much control over that... I'm not sure I understand why being tableside or opposite matters if everyone is in the frontcourt.
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I disagree that the Center automatically has a good look at this play. If they defense is putting pressure on the ball, the Center might be looking thru bodies to make that shot. So the Center is not automatically in a better position to determine if the shot got off. And if you ask me, the Trail has sometimes a better look, because they are not "too close" to the play, they can see the release from many times a better angle. And in either case, I always say in the pregame, if you do not have a good look at the call, ask for help. But let the calling official make the signal. But I can see more problems with the Center in the half court making a call than I can see the Trail in the same situation. So I think it really does not matter and comes down to what you like.
Peace