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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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If the L is still in the backcourt, as the original post said, then the ball had better still be below the back FT line. That's very unlikely 5 seconds into a 10 second count. The lead moves up court on a press as the ball moves up the court. The lead isn't supposed to be ball-watching either. Even on a double-team of a dribbler, there's 7 other players out there for the lead to keep an eye on.
If the play happened on the L's sideline, maybe the L can help out. If it happened on the T's sideline though, especially if it's below the FT line extended, which is the way that it should be if the L is still in the backcourt, then the trail has the call all the way. And the L shouldn't be watching across the floor and deep to second-guess that call either.
[/B][/QUOTE]Fyi, missinglink and Rich.....
To stop any confusion, here's my
original post above. Note the statement "If the play happened
on the L's sideline, maybe the L can help out". Any statements that I have made since then related
ONLY to a save occuring on the
opposite side line.
It seems that both of you might have missed this.