[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by tomegun
In college and high school we shouldn't run across the lane. Period.

Tommy, I'm just wondering what basis you have for this comment. Aren't there always exceptions? You say. . .

It shouldn't be done in high school and college because we should officiate where we are at the moment meaning officiate the paint as you walk across instead of looking across to where you will end up.

But this is also true in the NBA philosophy. The rotating Lead continues to officiate his/her primary until s/he is in position and ready to "accept" the play on the new ballside. That's why the slot is always the last official to rotate to the new position. The slot continues to officiate his/her entire half of the court until the new Lead has completed the rotation.

Obviously the Lead knows where the ball is; s/he has to know in order to rotate properly. But that doesn't mean that the Lead is officiating the ball there during the rotation.

So all that is to say. . . the pro and non-pro philosophies are very similar regarding Lead responsibilities during rotations. So why say that the non-pro official shouldn't run "period". I agree (and I said earlier) that it's not the norm and usually not necessary. But if the official feels it is necessary, is there really any reason to tell him/her not to?

When is the last time you saw a NBA game with off-ball calls? That is why they can run across the lane.

I don't understand this at all. Do you mean when is the last time you saw an NBA official make a call out of his/her primary? I agree that's very rare, and it's a good thing. But I don't understand what it has to do with running across the lane.

NCAA also would prefer to have fewer out-of-primary calls, I think. But the pro philosophy really emphasizes it. In my very, extremely, extraordinarily short pro career, my supervisor told me, "I would rather chew his a$$ for missing a call in his primary than chew yours for making the right call out of your primary."

Take it for what it's worth.