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Originally Posted by dahoopref
Play 2: With latest scrutiny to get the block/charge right, the new L should be officiating the defense to observe if initial guarding position is established. The palming violation in question happens so quickly that I could understand if it was missed.
I know this, if the L called the palming violation, an observer in the conference I work would ask, "If you're looking out there (the offensive player), how can you judge if the defender was in LGP?"
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Referee the defense doesn't mean only look at the defense. Instead, it merely means that you should know if the defender is legal in order to know who to call the foul on. It is very possible to see both the defense and offense at the same time if you're not too close to the play. In fact, you have to also look at the offense to know if the defense had whatever position they obtained in time. That time point is relative to what the offensive player does and when. If an official ignores the offense, they would still get plays wrong.