NBA 2-Man

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Adam

I did Cadillac when I first started officiating back in the early 90s. My point is that there's nothing magical about being on the left side vs the right side. It's an antiquated mechanic that has no benefit, because you could just as easily be on the wrong side as the right side (50% odds).

If lead is active and going ball side, that's all that matters. Having trail always working with the players on his right doesn't do anything. All of the benefits of going ball side can be gained without the drawbacks of having to force a transitioning trail to cross the court.

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

That's a fair point, but then what you feel about modifying the positioning of the trail when lead goes across? Right now the NFHS manual shows how the trail's coverage area changes, but it doesn't tell the trail to move to get a better view of said area.

Incidentally, in the event the trail does need to bolt in transition, it helps to automatically know to go left, rather than having to think about it and risk getting out of sync with the new trail.


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I believe that is only purpose of the Cadillac positioning, to give officials a consistent starting/fallback positioning without having to worry about being in sync with your partner.

[Matt S.]

If I had to guess why some think this makes sense, it's because there are more right-handed players, who (potentially) drive from the right side, so by being on the right side as lead, you avoid getting straight-lined on a quick drive.

Again, total guess here.