[Back In The Saddle]

A friend stopped by with a mechanics question last night, and as he was laying out the scenario, I immediately recalled a couple of instances of this happening to me too. We were unable to come up with any really satisfying answers.

Scenario: T is coming up the floor behind...not a press, but a couple of offensive players and a defensive. A1 throws a quick pass to A2 who just past midcourt, near T's sideline. While A2's back is to T, so that T is straightlined, B2 fouls A2. L, meanwhile, has players in front of him that he is watching.

If the T cuts toward the middle of the court to try and get an angle, the sideline is then uncovered. Because of the distance, it's often not possible to get far enough OOB to get an angle on this. Plus, there are the players still in BC that need some watching.

The best answer we could come up with is that in this case the T needs to bust down the sideline to get close enough to have an angle on this play, and leave the players in BC.

Any thoughts on this?