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[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by btaylor64

Well I just guess we are taught in two diffrent ways then, cause if I don't rotate my boss would be on my rear end about. They can't stress enough about having strongside officiating. Plus, I guess this is just an unusual play, cause you are not going to see, too many times, two players on one side of the floor and no one cutting to the ball, it just doesn't make basketball sense.

I see this play quite often on the boy's side. And the reason I think that is, is because the boy's try to break down their defenders off the dribble more often from the top of the key. It is just a different style of play issue, but it happens often with good guards.

Originally Posted by btaylor64

I guess we have to agree to disagree here as well. I don't know what level you are talking about when you say you can ref this play alone, but if you are talking college, which you referee, I think you are a god and that you are better than any referee at the NBA level, none of which believe they can have a high percentage of correct calls while reffing a two man game Pn'R by themselves. IMO there is just too much going on. Hip holds by the defender on the screener (before the role and even harder after the role to the basket), the screener with an extended leg on the on ball defender, illegal forearm reroute on the dribbler trying to push over the screen, lock ups with the screener and the on ball defender, etc. I just don't believe you get as many plays right if you have to referee plays like this, alone.

First of all the NBA has a different set of rules. The NBA does not have a true zone defense. The NBA does not have 5 second counts for closely guarded. And the NBA as a whole has a different speed of the game. And the last time I checked I have never seen a NBA player come from the Women's side and the mechanic I have advocated is done by guys that see the Kevin Durants and Greg Odens all the time. Those officials do not seem to have a hard time covering that type of play. The NBA comparison is really a bad one if you ask me because a lot of the play is not more than a one on one match up with the other players standing around. That does not happen in HS and college basketball like it does in the NBA. And yes I can see a ball handler, the defender and the screener and even the player that is guarding the screener. And based on what I just told you, all those players will not even be where the lead would be looking. And if you think that is bad, then how is one guy going to officiate 8 players all by him or herself if you rotate away from all those players.

Look, do what you want, but in Illinois many despise the Women's mechanics. If you want to work the Women's mechanics, then go officiate Women's basketball. Rotating just because the ball is on one side is just a bad idea.

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