Regarding the original post. I asked a veteran official (friend of mine) about this game situation (St. John's vs. ?????). I was told that this was a result of two big "EGO'S" at work. Certainly, it is possible for the lead and center to have a simultaneous whistle however, the advice I was given was that if I'm the 'C', I should go in ONLY with my fist and ask the lead "What do you have?" If he/she says "Charge" then I say "Me too" and forget about my ideas of signalling a block. Is this accurate advice? Let me know. I'm a first year official.
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