Thread: Another Inquiry
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Old Fri Mar 16, 2012, 01:55pm
Camron Rust Camron Rust is offline
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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef View Post
Any time saved by rolling the ball is lost by the A1 then having to return upright and rescan the court. Why not just run to that spot and have the ball thrown directly to you?
Perhaps defense?

The rolled or bounced ball lets the offense gauge when they need to pick up the ball based on the proximity of the defense. The long direct pass is probably not open.
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