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Old Tue Dec 09, 2008, 07:21pm
Camron Rust Camron Rust is offline
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Originally Posted by HawkeyeCubP View Post
Just playing devil's advocate here, but isn't this, in essence, exactly the same as blowing the whistle for the 3-second violation as a 3-pt. try is being released? (say, for example, that the defender has to chose between sticking with the A player in the lane or going out to run at/contest the 3-pt. try)

In my mind it is, and I won't make that call.
No....that defender has no chance to get to an 'in-progress' three pointer if they're still defending A5 when A5 has been there at 3 seconds.
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