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Originally posted by gordon30307
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Originally posted by Camron Rust
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Originally posted by gordon30307
Either you as Lead or the Center was wrong. One of you should have backed off. With a double foul you both were wrong.
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But which one? 
Pregame does't mean anything once they both signaled.
Both made a call based on their angle and opinion. The play was in transition so the areas were shifting down the court. The entire play is the leads on a fast break no matter who's ultimate "primary" it was in. It only becomes a primary once the official is in position to cover it.
Once the both signaled, who could back off? Either way and one coach could have a very valid complaint that could eventually blow up.
Double foul is the clean and right solution once conflicting signals have been given.
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I disagree. With a double whistle what's the rush in signaling what the type of foul is being called. Fist in the air is what should have been done. Proper mechanic is to get together to discuss. I suspect no indication of of the type of foul was given. Sounds to me that this is a case of not trusting your partner. Note in the original post it was two guys who work togehter frequently with another official from out of state. I suspect the Center was the outsider. Easy explanation to the Coach we agreed in our pregame if this happened it would be Primary's call. Do I expect the Coach to be happy? Probably not.
The crew may have done a great job overall but in my opionion this particular play was handled poorly.
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As I also replied to Travelin...your suggestion is ideal but the point of the discussion is that they've both already signaled...for whatever reason. You can't take back the signals without potentially creating problems.