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Originally posted by deecee
I don't really agree with the double t here as i had only adressed the offensive player since he was the one initiating this whole farse.
From a standpoint of not effecting the game I can see why we would go to a double T however that's not fair to the defense who i never explicitly asked to hold their spot -- I didn't feel as though what the defense was doing was wrong they were just matching up and the offense was the one tooling around.
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DC
If two players square off as if to fight, are you just going to T up one of them? I doubt you would. You and I T them both to let them know both were caught. If T'ing a player(s) is your solution then you are better served getting both.
I know that we have gone around and around on this, and I guess we will just have to say that we handle some things differently. But look back at these posts (60+ responses and many more reviews), I don't see alot of support for your T in this situation from more of the "senior" members, because they know that the call did not improve the game. A more aggressive approach to putting the ball back in play might have gone a long way to preventing the entire thing. The call in question is a rarity because we as officials generally won't let it get as far as it did. My only point has been to offer a different way to handle things regardless of who thinks its right or wrong. We as officials are allowed to make rulings on items not specifically covered in the rules. I think that was a take charge situation that could have been better handled.
As far as who gets to decide who guards who. Most situations on the lane have an offensive player that finds their spot, the defense will then adjust. Example, 6'5" stud for the offense takes the right lane line, the intial defender is 6'0" and average, coach is telling kids to switch up. Other defender is 6'4" or a better rebounder or whatever, then moves to better position themselves so that Team B have a better chance at the rebound.