Rich:
Until the powers to be come to there senses and go three-whistle for everything, I too would not want to completely eliminate the L from sounding his whistle in these situations. Of course if the T is out in the center of the court covering a trapping situation in the far corner, I would think that the L has his hands full covering the other players, with most of them somewhere in the paint area.
"Cadillac," ah I remember it well. Don't your fondly remember all of those times when you and your partner were in what I called "left handed" (not "cadillac" mechanics) and as the T you start your move to get back to "Cadillac" and you get to the center of the court when the defense makes a steal and starts a 4 on 0 fast break and you are the only defender? Weren't those the days?
MTD, Sr. [/B][/QUOTE]
When did this end? I had a vet trying to teach me this last year. I had never seen it in the book and thought he must be wrong. I immediately thought of the scenario you described and asked what to do if that happens-no answer. [/B][/QUOTE]
This lived until at least the early 1990s, I think. I started in 1987 and I think we did this for at least a few seasons.
Now we're to the point where it really doesn't matter which side the trail is on, except for free throw situations.