[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I've given this a little more thought. Let's say that it's not a difficult out of bounds call, it just that (in a two person game) both officials didn't see the play.

The lead, tableside, is closely watching a very physical matchup in the opposite tableside post position. The trail is closely watching some possible "ugly" illegal screens near the opposite tableside wing. A long pass is thrown from A1, unguarded, near the table, toward deep wing A2, also table side, who is guarded by B2. The pass misses all twenty fingers by an inch, and goes out of bounds on the lead's endline. Everybody in the gymnasium, including the two coaches, knows who caused the ball to go out of bounds except the two officials. Lead sounds his whistle, holds up his open hand to stop the clock, and looks to the trail for help. The trail, schooled by this camp observer, mentally flips a coin, loses the coin flip, and calls, and signals, A ball.

This just doesn't seem right, but like I said earlier, it's one of those "When in Rome ..." situations.

My answers always apply to 3-man unless otherwise noted. And as I do still go to camp, I understand the philosophy being espoused that, between 3 very competent officials, someone needs to know who last touched the basketball. It had to have happened in somebody's primary.