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Old Mon Oct 22, 2007, 08:48pm
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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1980's

From 26 Year Gap: "There was the verbal admonsihment "Play!" along with pointing the offense to attempt to advance the ball toward the basket if they were trailing or to the defense to come out and apply pressure if they were trailing in my first incarnation as an official back in the 1970s. That was the 'lack of action' mechanic as I remember it."

I believe that the offensive team, if trailing, had to advance the ball past the 28 foot hashmark, which back then was also used for the closely guarded situations, the cosely guarded offensive player got a new dribbling five seconds if they drove past the hash mark. Most gyms don't even have those hash marks marked anymore. When I was coaching, I taught my players that if they were filling the outer lanes on the fast break, that they must touch the hash marks with their feet. I couldn't use that teaching tool today.
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