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Juulie
The mechanics just clarified the way we should have been refereeing- If you go back to the mechanics book it shows us reffing ball from the strong side--
Once that ball drops and settles the lead should pick it up. Although youre right sometimes you dont want to be on top of the play-- if you have a jump shot from the strong side of the paint it certainly looks better if you call it from strong side baseline ten feet away than it does for a trail who could be farther way and have more players in between. Working strong side is no different than if you were lead away from table/trail is table side ( balanced floor) and ball was in front of you-- Trail still has off ball in that situation and you are on ball right in front of you... Ball goes across paint, youre just going across and reffing as if Trail had swapped sides of floor ( they obviously dont) but you are reffing the ball. You have a better chance of picking up bad screens, the B/C, and the OOB that trail is definitely stretching for...
When you are with the ball on either side you have to see the whole play, that's why we referee the defense.. You know the ball is coming to the basket, so we watch the defense--- Personally I love working with Drake because even if the ball is slightly above FT Line extanded I will take it as lead in an isolation play because most of the time we know ball is going to the basket... There is no confusion on who should have the call because I or he will if he is on the basleine take the ballall the way to the hole.
Just some things to think about--- I love reffing the way the book espouses now-It is a long time coming-- It has always been implied but this is the first time they put it into writing that makes sense..
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