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Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle
As somebody smarter than me pointed out, the biggest potential problem with the long switch is that while you and your partner are still hanging out at this end of the floor (he reporting, you preparing to inbound), the other eight guys are all heading up the floor with inadequate supervision. And since something physical just happened to necessitate calling the foul, there's always the chance that somebody will retaliate. If they do, where are you? Standing in backcourt, nowhere nearby.
So I pregame to not do the long switch, at least not if play will resume with a throw-in. I also pregame that we don't switch if the trail calls a foul in the frontcourt such that he can turn, report, and inbounds the ball all from right where he's at.
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Now that's just silly. Why would we do that, when we...do that...in.....3-person.....Other than the long switch, the thing I despise the most is calling a foul as tableside trail in the FC, turning and reporting, turning around, and having my partner stand halfway up the paint, holding the ball in a way that implies I need to get over there and take it from him. (Sarcasm on) Yeah, I know - let's hold up the game another 5-7 seconds for....I'm sure some good reason,
and look just plain goofy and like we're arbitrarily switching places while NO ONE else on the court is even moving. Yeah. Seems like we should keep that one around for a while, even though we don't do anything resembling it anymore in 3-person. (Sarcasm off)
I was taught these same things when I started. I know an official from Georgia who was taught the same things as the norm, so I know it's not just an Iowa thing.
So does anyone have any Fed insight into why these are still in place? Do we think these (or at least the no long switch) will be implemented into the Fed 2-person mechanics any time soon?
And thank you, all, for making me feel more sane.