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Originally Posted by Dan_ref
I'm sure most of the posts would have been to congratulate the crew for not ball watching, staying in their area and missing this huge call that the rest of the planet saw.
Right? No?
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ok this made me chuckle 
I dont see what the big deal is, if I am in the C in a press situation I try to look as wide at the court as i possibly can to see what is in front of (my primary) and what is in the background (the T's primary). If I happen to catch something that my partner missed then so be it, to me that is good officiating and just because Kitts saw the ball go OOB doesnt necessarily mean he was "ball watching" perhaps he was just being observant.
What would everyone be saying if the T got blocked/knocked out of the play, didn't get an angle on the OOB, he looked to the C for help and the C wasn't looking wide at the backcourt? I bet some on this board would say that the C was looking too narrow at his own primary and not helping his partner in an obvious press situation.
The most important thing is they got it RIGHT, everything else is secondary
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