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There is only one purpose for backpedaling in basketball, and that is to watch the ball (usually from a long distance). If there is something you need to watch, then stay and officiating it. When you are backpedaling you are moving away from what you are watching. Serves absolutely no purpose at all.
100% of all basketball officials I've seen backpedaling are ball-watching while doing it; looking a long way back up court to watch the ball while ignoring all the players in between.
What is done in one sport doesn't necessarily translate to another sport.
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A-hole formerly known as BNR
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