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					Originally Posted by BktBallRef
					
				 I'm not calling 5 seconds unless there is a defender actively guarding the player with the ball.  Just because another player is standing within 6 feet, it does not mean that the 2nd defender is actually guarding or even knows what's going on. | 
	
 Best thought provoking thread of the young season. 
I'm with BBR. If the player is effectivly "passed off" to a focused-on-that-player defender, keep counting. Just because a post player is within 6 feet and chasing somebody else - I cannot see a penalty.