Your absolutely right Dave but, I have worked with some 25 year veterans that still don't know those basics. Did'nt know them before the game , after we talked about them, and even the next game. Each partner is different. But , I know one thing for sure, when either one of us look bad, WE BOTH LOOK BAD.
My general rule of thumb is, if your experienced, show me what you can do. Prove it to me. I will try and cover as much as possible in a pre-game that I can, until you prove to me that you know it. And then I will help out with constructive critisim. Most coaches will give the Blue team some slack if they see that you are on top of it and working with your partner.
Then, if I see that my partner is totally out of his league, I will call the assignor and let him know.
The answer to your question depends upon your experience and then given that you know what your doing, your partners experience.
This is where having a good assignor pays off, because he will call you ahead of time and you will probably know real fast, the answer.
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