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Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
Will you explain your reasoning for
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Lead stays with pass, Trail takes the crash.
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I don't know if I have the "official" explanation, but I'll give you why I think it's a good mechanic. Two reasons:
1)These awkward pass/crash situations usually happen in transition. Especially in transition, the Trail official is more likely to be watching the ballhandler and primary defender. The Lead is probably farther from the spot of the impending crash, and is hopefully watching play away from the ball. So to expect the Lead official to officiate off-the-ball and then have a call on a crash that's not in his primary is going to yield a guess at best. Since the Trail is already officiating the two players involved, let the Trail call the crash.
2) If the the Lead is watching the crash, that leaves the Trail to make a call under the basket on a quick catch-and-drive. So what you end up with is the Lead looking out at the 3-point line and the Trail looking down on the block. Why do that?
In cases where the pass/crash is not in transition, then I would just officiate it according to normal areas of responsibility. In other words, if the pass/crash happens right in front of the Lead in a set offense, then the Lead will make a call (or not) on the crash, since it's his/her area. The Trail, then, would be forced to follow the pass.
Hope that makes some sense.
Chuck