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Originally posted by rainmaker
Okay, we've had a month now with the new free throw mechanic, and I've got a question. With substantially fewer players on the lane, there is now significantly more for the trail official to keep track of. Almost always an offense-defense pair in backcourt, often two pair. All of that plus three lane slots, PLUS the shooter equals seven players and lead with three that seldom move. It's too much for me. I've been backing way up, almost to the sideline sometimes, and then cheating back toward the new lead, but still not always beating the ball back. Is that a reasonable set of compromises? What's a poor trail to do??
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Even before the new rule, I had often seen teams not fill the lanes and position players in backcourt. It can be challenging in two-person officiating to have all players in view when they are using the entire court. Back up to the sideline as far as possible to get a full view like you do as lead on a full-court press when there are players scattered everywhere. The new rule is designed to reduce rough play when rebounding and give the defense more of an advantage. From my limited experience with it so far, it seems to accomplish that.
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[Edited by zebraman on Jun 27th, 2003 at 01:59 PM]