1 or 2 Hands Revisited

[M&M Guy]

Originally posted by drothamel
Let me preface by saying I don't do any college ball, but I thought that the men's mechanic is to have the last second call come from the offical who has primary responsibility for the area from which the shot is taken. That seems to make the most sense to me. I was in a crew that caught some crap for a last second call that the C made, who was opposite table, but the shot came from the tableside baseline corner. I never really understood why the call isn't made by the primary official all the time.

I'm not sure about the men's mechanic, but the idea of the primary official making the call makes some sense in a half-court offense, but what about in transition? Or what about a shot that comes from the "gray areas"? For the same reasons you could get a double whistle on a foul, you could have two whistles on a last shot. And, what do you do when you signal a good shot, and your partner is waving it off? Isn't that where the fun and frivolity ensues? I've always liked the fact that one person is responsible for that last shot, even if it is outside their area of responsibility.