[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
Our association generally makes the Trail responsible for the last second shot (See paragraph 282 in the mechanics manual)

We pregame this and talk to each other at the impending end of a quarter so the trail can be positioned with the shooter and the clock in front of him (work a switch if necessary).

Mark TD, was this a mistake or am I missing something? You want the Lead to be responsible for counting or waving off the last second shot? Pease explain.

A1 has the ball deep in the Lead's corner. A1 shoots and the horns sounds. Who knows better than the Lead if the ball was still in A1's hand when the horn sounded. Why would you want the Trail to stop officiating his off-ball primary to look clear across the court to see if the ball was in or out of A1's hand at the buzzer. If the ball is still in A1's hand when the horn sounds, the Lead sounds his whistle. This tells the Trail and everybody else that the ball is dead. If A1 released the shot before the horn sounded the Lead does nothing. By not sounding his whistle he is telling the Trail that the ball is live and to take care of business regarding basket interference, goaltending, scoring the goal if it is good, and sounding his whistle when the ball finally does become dead.