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Watch the players in your primary!
Do not follow the ball around the top. As mentioned above, you should be able to tell where the ball is in the periphery by the actions of the players in the low post.
On 3-point attempts near you on the baseline, stay with the shooter and defender(s) until the shooter has returned to the floor AND the defender(s) has stopped their momentum toward the shooter. Too often violent contact is missed because the lead is too eager to get back under the basket.
When monitoring players in the paint, keep your focus on the action in the paint, BELOW the basket. Don't worry about the flight of the ball toward the basket (trail's responsibility). Your partner will let you know whether the basket was made, if necessary.
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