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Originally posted by tomegun
I always find it interesting that some people are always in favor of going against what is mechanically sound to watch the ball. You can always find a reason to watch the ball. How about finding a reason to stay back with 7 players who aren't going to announce, "Mr. Official, we are on the brink of fighting, pleas stay back and watch us."
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It's not about ball watching, it's about getting the play right. When you have no competitive matchups in the backcourt, you move up to help your partner. It doesn't mean you completely ignore the rest of the players, but you don't say 70 feet away.
Also, no one's gonna say, "We're on the brink of fighting" but if you have game awareness you will know if there are problem players in the game who would have the potential of fighting by the 4th quarter. Using your knowledge of the game and common sense, moving up to help out the new lead here is something you gotta do. Staying back and justifying it weakly be saying "I was watching the other players" is just an excuse for being lazy and shirking responsibility. Again, how many times in your games has a fight broken out on a fast break in the backcourt? This isn't hockey.
Sun Dec 18, 2005, 01:19pm
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