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Originally Posted by APG
Talk about coverage...should the trail have been able to pick up the players after the pass? Should the C have been able to catch the players squaring off after the turnover? How would you rule if you caught the action early...or midway through? Anything else to discuss in the play above?
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Gee,
that was a bit of a cluster, wasn't it? In order:
*Yes. That was the T's nearest competitive match-up. I know it's not in his primary any more but it was going into a danger area. He could have helped the situation along by getting into the frontcourt faster. Given that 7 players were on the C's side of the court at the time the ball was caught in the frontcourt a quick rotation forced by the C was in order...but that couldn't happen with the T lagging behind.
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YES!!! They managed to square off, shove each other and throw three punches before he blew his whistle and the players were no more than 10 feet away from him. Lots of luck explaining that one to your supervisor/assignor.
*I can't tell if there was contact by the defender on the pass out of the double team. If there was I think the offensive player got hit in the head. If that's the case a whistle there might stop the madness before it starts. The initial shove by the green player is at least an intentional and if the kid in white says anything that's a T. Anything after that is double flagrant personals or technicals and they can go have a seat.
*Other stuff: Once the cluster begins the new L needs to get to the division line to keep an eye on the benches. Getting there and yelling, "STAY WHERE YOU ARE!" might save some of the bench personnel but anyone who gets a foot on that playing court is done.