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This merely highlights a failing of the 2-man officiating system. Something must be sacrificed. It is impossible to cover three things at the same time with only two officials.
Another example of this is when the dribbler is up high near the center circle and is being pressured by a defender. The Trail must watch that. Now the offensive set is two players on each side of the FT line and two players on each block. These players either screen up or screen down for each other. The Lead can't possibly observe both screens and all eight of those players. This offense is a nightmare for the 2-man system. However, with a third official it is simple. Each official takes the screen on his side and all is covered.
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