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Originally Posted by grunewar
"Everyone hold your spots"
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Bad advice to rookie officials. A player on the circle can back away from the circle at any time, before, during, or after, the toss, or the touch.
This is similar to the advice given by a few officials before a free throw, "Let it hit the rim", when in fact the rebounders can legally enter the lane when the ball touches the rim, or the backboard. I have no problem with preventative officiating, but we should at least use the correct terminology, which will prevent those pesky rule myths that seem to keep popping up.
Edit: I was typing as mbyron posted. mbyron, remember that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery