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Originally posted by rainmaker
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Originally posted by Tim Roden
Trail should be high and somewhat onto the court to get a good look through. The Lead should be at the three point line. But his eyes should be on the paint.
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I can see this as the ball is coming up court, but once the lead is on the endline, he can't come back onto the court, can he? Especially if there are three or four players in the paint and another two or three at lower left. The play I saw, (fortunately, I wasn't working) was that the ball was already settled into the front court, and was moving around the arc. As it got into this difficult area, the defense pressed up hard, the ball-handler began to dribble and moved back into the corner, with a team mate sort of following and trying to get open for a pass. So the Lead was already clear down under and had his hands very full.
I was wondering how far across and how far back the trail might move to get an angle. And the lead should probably pick up everything else, eh? And does this happen often enough that it ought to be in the pre-game?
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Think of what the book says about where the official should be during a stall. They are pretty high and wondering onto the floor. The Lead on the end line has no call here. Not until the ball comes below the free throw line.
Pregamed? Maybe. When I travel with an official to a game, I may discuss a play like this.
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This is an extreamly difficult play for two man. take the film to whoever makes the decisions and convince them that a third official would have got the call right.
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Tim, this is a great call!! How long will it take, do you think, to convince them? [/QUOTE]
A Long Time. It takes a lot of work to convinced someone who is only looking at how much it will cost to put a 3rd official on the floor.