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I don't know if it is any worse, but it is as least as bad to call outside the 3pt line as the Lead, especially above the FT line extended!
(This doesn't apply as strictly to NCAAW because as Rut said they have a different floor coverage scheme and the Lead has the corner area below the FT line extended.)
The point is the same, however, you are calling (and looking in) someone else's area. If the officials are going to do that, then there is no reason to have three of them out there.
It is my experience the most of the older officials who were trained with and did many games and years in the 2-whistle system are the ones who call across the lane and otherwise out of their primary areas. They are simply used to looking there and making that call. It is difficult for them to adjust to the 3-whistle system because of this.
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