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It's fine if you need help. Get the help. However, the first shot should come from the lead official. It's his/her line. Another place where we could get a double call.
Once again, I ask the question -- if I'm looking off ball as the lead and the ball shoots out on the baseline opposite -- why don't we give that one to the trail who is on ball in primary?
We just don't. If I need help, which I sometimes do, I get the help. But it's still my call to make. [/B][/QUOTE]
Up here in NW Wisconsin, I'm guessing it runs 50/50 as to who will take that call. I prefer to have the trail take that call if the play has been in his/her primary the whole time. If I as lead have a competitive match up in the post and/or screening action in the paint, a good percentage of the time I wouldn't have any idea who caused the ball to oob due to the fact that I'm turned toward the paint and would see the ball at best out of the corner of my eyes. In fact, there are some times I'm not even sure the ball actually went out of bounds. In your scenario on the baseline, at least if I'm looking at post play, I have a good chance to see the ball go oob on the baseline as I will be able to see through the action. If you need help at that point, by all means get it. IMO, you're going to ask alot less on the baseline than you will on the sideline.
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