areas of assignment on 3 point shot

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by ronny mulkey
Our high school group has an excellent official that believes that the Lead should always "know" if the attempt is a 3 or 2 when the shot is from the corner. He can do this periphally. I have tried it and I can't. My question is this something we should be advising the lead? Shouldn't he/she be more concerned about post play? Players checking cutters? Displacement of positioned players?

You cannot always know what is going on in or near you partner's area. But if there are no competitive match ups going on in your area, you could have knowledge of where a shot is taken. You do not always have post play or cutters in 3 person. Many times there is nothing going on in the post.

Originally posted by ronny mulkey
I guess I really want to know if you agree that the lead should always "know" if it is a 3 or a 2 when shot from the corner. If so, why? If not, why?

A D1 Men's Final Four official told me the last two years at his camp that the Lead should have an idea of shots in the corner and what kind of contact is made on the shooter. Not sure he was referencing whether the shot was a 3 or not, but he did suggest you should be aware of contact. He has much more experience than I do, so I will take his word for it. I have learned to broaden my coverage as a lead and it really has not conflicted with other responsibilities.

Peace