I've never understood why the Fed has kept long switching in the 2-man mechanics. There's an exception in 3-man, may as well be in 2-man, too.
No long switches accomplishes two things - easier dead-ball officiating (one official gets to keep his eyes on the entire court without worrying about heading to the other end) and provides a more efficient process.
Currently the off-call official can choose to be an excellent dead-ball official by freezing until after the reporting and then heading to the other end, but that obviously comes at the expense of efficiency. Heading immediately to the other end comes at the expense of dead-ball officiating.
Enough rambling. You get my point. If you care at all. I certainly don't after wasting my time writing this. Glad I only work 3-man...
