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Originally posted by zebraman
Ronny,
We're getting into "3-person 303" instead of "3-person 101" here so typing answers in a discussion board might not do it justice. It's probably more suited for a long conversation like you had with your 12 fellow officials. But I'll wade in and try.
First of all, anticipating properly as lead and getting across early solves a lot of the problems. If you start across as the wing pass is being made, you'll be arriving on the strong side just as the "old C, new T" is starting to ref the onball matchup. That makes things much more defined as far as who the "old C, new T" and the lead have responsibility for.
However, assuming I was late........If I take one or two steps into the key and the drive starts out of the C's area, I am going to NOT cross and back out on the weak side and get to wide angle. A drive out of the C's area is his call all the way to the hoop. I back out to let him know that it's his call and to keep me from wanting to poach that call. I can still see the whack across the arm from there that the C cannot see and I can help if needed.
If I have just arrived on ball side and a drive starts from the "old C, new T", I will continue out to wide angle on the strong side (for the same reasons as above) and let the C take that drive to the hoop (and can help if necessary).
As lead, I am rotating across to help mainly with post play on the side of the "old C, new T" and not to pick up his perimeter matchups or a quick drive right at the hoop.
Z
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Z,
Our State Director of Officials has mentioned "rotation on the fly" to us that we will be implementing next year. Some of the crews are using it this week but I don't know if anyone is doing it properly or not. The way that I understand it, it does work on the premise of getting the L over much earlier to accept a play before it gets started? Or, that is one of the advantages of it.
Your post states a lot more clearly the issues that we had yesterday during our pre-game than I ever could.
thanks
Mulk