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Originally Posted by Eastshire
Maybe it's just the soccer referee in me, but I just don't understand all the work put into avoiding long switches on fouls. There isn't anything really long on a basketball court.
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It's not the distance. To me, there are switches that look/feel natural and those that look/feel forced.
Let's say I call a foul as the trail in the front court, table side. Ball's going to be inbounded at the bench, front court, table-side.
What's the sense in me calling the foul and then forcing a switch after reporting? Give me the ball and let's inbound and get the game going again. Instead, I'm supposed to report the foul and then become the lead opposite the table?
I'm happy to do either, but it just makes sense to me to not switch in this situation.
I get that this isn't a long switch -- not all goofy switches are long switches, IMO.