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Originally Posted by IREFU2
So you are saying the looking at the players numbers on the back give you a better look then looking between them??? You will get a lot of plays wrong that way...
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you're thinking in terms of when you actually need to see between players, i.e., shove offs, handchecks, hit on arm, etc. This is not the case in block/charge situations. Like i said earlier, in block/charge situations you need to be able to see the lateral movement of the defender on drives to the hoop.
I'm just asking you to think about it? What is more important on a block/charge play, seeing between the players or recognizing lateral movement of the defensive player?
I agree you could get a lot of plays wrong if you blew every play when you were looking at the player's numbers, but a block charge play is not one of them.
I always think like this:
If i am the best official in position to referee lateral movement of the defender then i blow the whistle, if i am not then i withold, whereas with any other type play if i can't see in between the players or obviously see the contact i hold the whistle as well.